Meta glasses banned by Comic-Con promoter after 'secret filming'

Meta glasses banned by Comic-Con promoter after 'secret filming'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Several comic conventions across the country will be affected by the banByJonathan GeddesBBC Scotland NewsPublished26 minutes agoThe promoter behind some of the biggest comic and entertainment conventions in the UK has banned Meta glasses from its events to stop "secret filming" of guests and attendees.Monopoly Events said a number of guests had told the company they would be reluctant to appear at Comic-Con shows again after cases of recordings taking place without their knowledge.The ban is applicable to Meta glasses and any other "wearable recording devices".Attendees caught using the devices will be asked to leave the convention, but some fans on social media warned the move could negatively affect disabled attendees.More stories from Edinburgh, Fife & EastMore stories from ScotlandDevices like Meta glasses feature an almost invisible camera in the frames, with small speakers in the arms. Wearers can record video or take a photo by touching the frame - usually activating a light on the glasses in the process.In a social media statement, Monopoly Events said: "After a consultation period we can no longer permit the wearing of any recording device at our events. "The vast majority of the talent and agents at our events felt that these were a violation of their privacy and were damaging and spoiling the interactions at the tables. Several expressed concerns that they might not continue to attend in-person events if they were being recorded in secret."We had similar feedback from event attendees, many of whom are not comfortable with the knowledge that other convention goers might be filming them without consent."Anyone seen using one of these devices might be asked to leave the event and forfeit any unfulfilled autographs or photographs they had purchased. Please let's make these events a safe space for...