I read "privacy fears" which would make sense but since this is about big media companies, of course it's piracy fears.

Fuck privacy, who govrs a fuck about that?

dear highly upheld UK Courts, you must have misspelt "privacy".

Frankly, ban them full stop. I haven't consented for any part of my appearance being captured on them, just as many others haven't. Consent is explicit, not implicit.

Now they care :/

Trade body says local chains would have to balance concerns with potential benefits of AI-enabled technology

I went into the article so you didn´t have to:

The glasses can help viewers with bespoke subtitles, for example, providing support for people with visual impairment or hearing loss.

I mean, anyone with money to shell out for pervert glasses is going to have better options to address visual impairment and hearing loss, but subtitles are kind of an interesting and valid use case.

Now that corporate intellectual property is on the line, shit just got serious

Actually a use-case I wouldn't worry about. Cam-Rips suck ass at the best of times; I definitely would not watch one from a camera strapped to someones face...

So child porn is a ok, but don't you dare come after profits

So meta's AI can pirate but not people. Got it

Not that bootleg videos are really even watchable in the first place. Anyone who has ever misconfigured Radarr and got excited that a movie showed up earlier than expected, only to find out it’s a shitty hdcam release knows the disappointment.

A screen recorded with Meta spy glasses would be worse. Hold your head still, damnit—no, look at the screen, not your popcorn, and chew quietly for fuck’s sake.

Laughable they think this is enforceable