Seattle Bar Owner Bans Google Glass, In Advance

Posted by timothy on Sunday March 10, 2013 @08:44AM from the we-don't-want-your-kind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A popular Seattle bar and restaurant has posted a notice on its Facebook page warning patrons that wearing Google Glass will not be tolerated. 'Ass kicking will be encouraged for violators,' wrote Dave Meinert, owner of the 5 Point Cafe, perhaps in a mock aggressive tone. GeekWire reports that Meinert raised privacy concerns in an interview with a local radio station: 'People want to go there and be not known and definitely don't want to be secretly filmed or videotaped and immediately put on the Internet.' A subsequent FB post includes more Meinert musings on Google Glass: 'They are really just the new fashion accessory for the fanny pack & never removed Bluetooth headset wearing set,' along with unflattering photos of a pair of early adopters."

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Re:That's his right by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 08:50 · Score: -1, Troll

And it's my right to take my business elsewhere.
And it's my right to film young MILF's breast feeding in public. ;)
Blatantly Illegal by gnupun · 2013-03-10 09:45 · Score: -1, Troll

Google glasses are blatantly illegal. They violate the privacy of people who did not even sign up or know about this technology. If just 1% or of the population started using glasses, that would be enough to record lives of the vast majority of the population. You can bet a secret govt agency is sponsoring Google glasses.