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Google Glass Banned At Google Shareholder Meeting

Posted by timothy on from the on-further-consideration dept.

larry bagina writes "You can't make this stuff up — 'Cameras, recording devices, and other electronic devices, such as smart phones, will not be permitted at the [2013 annual shareholder] meeting.' Maybe it runs afoul of their rules on sexually explicit material?"

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  1. Stupid write up by hsmith · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All photography and recording is disallowed. So, no shit glass is banned. I assume it has something to do with archaic SEC regulations. But, lets not let that stop writing stupid articles

    1. Re:Stupid write up by cgimusic · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I agree. Android phones are also banned. This is just another attempt to jump on the Glass privacy bandwagon.

    2. Re:Stupid write up by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 5, Informative

      There is nothing archaic about the regulations. The employee and stockholder meetings often have newsworthy information which the attendees are prohibited, by contract or by regulation, from announcing before an actual company purchase occurs or before the planned announcement. A few minutes of advance notice about a company like Google purchasing another company, or about a critical staff member resigning, can allow very profitable stock sales and purchases.

      Of course, I'm normally on call for several critical corporate functions. So unless they want to take the risk of any major problem leaving them offline, I need my contact tools. But I'm discreet enough to have a simple pager for such situations, because I've encountered other security situations where transmitters are forbidden but they've permitted me a receiver for professional use.

    3. Re:Stupid write up by AdamWill · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yeah, and the principle is absurd. Can you fly a plane into Boeing's AGM?

  2. Also not included: by sbrown7792 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anything with a camera... who would have thought Glass would be any different? I'm confused as to why anyone would be surprised about this.

  3. Cameras, recording devices, and other electronic by Andrio · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Cameras, recording devices, and other electronic devices, such as smart phones, will not be permitted at the [2013 annual shareholder] meeting..."

    Banned! Apple iPhone Prohibited at Shareholder Meeting
    Banned! Nintendo DS Prohibited at Shareholder Meeting
    Banned! Gameboy Camera Prohibited at Shareholder Meeting
    Banned! $25 dollar prepaid phones Prohibited at Shareholder Meeting
    Banned! Hubble Space Telescope Prohibited at Shareholder Meeting

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    The Internet King? I wonder if he could provide faster nudity.
  4. Re:Violence by grumbel · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't think it's the filming that's illegal, but just the publishing. So Google Glass should be fine as long as people don't upload it to Youtube afterwards.

  5. Re:Violence by Flozzin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure too, cause I get punched in the face all the time when I am taking pictures in the park....You also see tourists bloodied and beaten in the gutters all across new york. /s

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    "Cowardice in a race, as in an individual, is the unpardonable sin." --Teddy Roosevelt