Man Wears Google Glass To the Movie Theatre: FBI Throws Him Out And Interrogates In A Room
Google Glass will change the way people communicate. The personal computer concept will become quite personal and instantly accessible. However, this cutting-edge technology has its down side. A Google Glass used faced rather unpleasant reactions at a movie theater.
The man wearing the turned-off device with prescribed lens to the theater was asked to remove it from his face as the staff believed he was into movie piracy. After interrogation, FBI revealed it was a major bummer.
Every tech enthusiast wants to own a Google Glass or at least test it before it reaches the hands of the public in 2014. However, this futuristic eye gear has raised concerns over the past few months. In the previous week, a Californian woman and Google Glass tester was held for allegedly watching video in her device while driving.
In this fresh case, a man opened up about the kind of treatment a Google Glass user can expect from the movie industry. It doesn't really matter even if the Glass is turned off.
A man and his wife went to the AMC movie theater in Easton Mall, Columbus, Ohio to see "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit." The Google Glass itself was turned off, but the man had installed prescribed lenses turning them into normal glasses. Unfortunately, the staff and people from MPAA and FBI suspected that the man was engaging in movie piracy using Google Glass.
"About an hour into the movie, a guy comes near my seat, shoves a badge that had some sort of a shield on it, yanks the Google Glass off my face and says 'follow me outside immediately'. It was quite embarrassing and outside of the theater there were about 5 to 10 cops and mall cops," told the man to Gadgeteer.
"You see all these cops, you know we are legit, we are with the 'federal service' and you have been caught illegally taping the movie," the theatre staff said to the man.
When the man protested, he and his wife were taken into different rooms for interrogation. He was searched with his wallet, work and personal phones taken away.
"They wanted to know who I am, where I live, where I work, how much I'm making, how many computers I have at home, why am I recording the movie, who am I going to give the recording to, why don't I just give up the guy up the chain, 'cause they are not interested in me. Over and over and over again."
He was not allowed to even touch his Google Glass as the authorities feared that he might delete the evidence. The FBI went on to ask weird questions.
"Then they wanted to know what does Google ask of me in exchange for Glass, how much is Google paying me, who is my boss and why am I recording the movie," the man said.
Fortunately, someone linked the Glass to a laptop and after viewing the content of the device, the Google Glass wearer was declared innocent.
Later, he received movie passes to compensate the harassment.
Google Glass wearers can expect this kind of treatment in the future.