Bottom line: UK venues are banning Meta's smart glasses due to privacy concerns.
What's happening: A growing number of UK venues, including pubs, restaurants, and theatres, have decided to ban Meta's smart glasses from their premises, reportedly due to concerns over data sharing and online tracking.
What to do: Security leaders should monitor vendor-supplied data sharing policies and ensure their own data protection measures are up-to-date. --- (Note: the original article does not provide concrete details on the number of venues, specific dates, or Meta's response. Those details have been omitted from the rewritten briefing to maintain the concise format.)