À the growing list of misdeeds committed via AI glasses equipped with a camera, a new one is being added: filming a movie in the cinema to make it available on the pirate market before its home release.
Hidden cameras: when technology gives twisted ideas
Cheating in exams, filming people without their knowledge, then extorting them… Connected glasses are nice, but they give ideas to the most twisted minds, now equipped with hidden cameras to commit their offenses.
The UK Cinema Association takes a stand against piracy
&To these petty crimes is now added film piracy. A problem so worrying that the UK Cinema Association in the United Kingdom has announced that it is preparing to ban, or at the very least restrict, the use of these gadgets in British cinemas. “UK cinema operators are aware of the increasing availability and use of wearable technologies, such as smart glasses, and the extent to which they can be beneficial to people with specific accessibility needs, said the UKCA. However, they are also mindful of the privacy and film piracy concerns associated with the use of such technologies in cinemas. That is why many of them are implementing policies aimed in particular at prohibiting and/or restricting the wearing of smart glasses equipped with a camera in their establishments”.
Towards widespread regulation in Europe?
And it added: “This is clearly a rapidly evolving area, and we will continue to work with our members to ensure that their approach remains relevant and proportionate”. The measure therefore seems to be left to each operator's discretion for the moment, but we can expect more widespread regulation in the months to come, both in the United Kingdom and in other European countries, and beyond.