Starting Monday, anyone who attempts to bring smart or AI enabled eyeglasses into a Philadelphia court room could soon face arrest.
Starting Monday, eyeglasses equipped with the ability to record audio/video as well as those able to take photographs are banned from courtrooms in Philadelphia. Violators, officials said, could face fines or jail time.
Starting Monday, there is a ban in place on all smart/AI eyeglasses at courtrooms across Philadelphia., starting Monday, anyone who attempts to bring any eyeglasses with audio and/or video recording capabilities into a courtroom in the city could face expulsion from the court, fines or even arrest and prosecution.The ban includes any eyeglasses -- both prescription and non-prescription -- that have video and/or audio recording capabilities. These types of glasses, officials said, will now be forbidden inside any First Judicial District of Pennsylvania courthouse, building, or office without the court’s express written permission. Officials said this new ban adds on to an existing prohibition on any type of audio/video/listening/recording device s -- including all cameras and/or cell phones -- inside courtrooms in Philadelphia. In announcing the ban, court officials did not immediately say how much any fines associated with this ban could cost, but they noted that violators could be charged with contempt of court.
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