San Francisco Bay Area Bars, Restaurants & Cafes Banning Smart Glasses
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Last Updated August 10, 2026 5:00PM
Bay Area Businesses Banning Smart Glasses
San Francisco, San Jose Bars, Restaurants, Coffee Shops Banning Smart Glasses
There is a growing trend of bars and restaurants in the UK that are banning smart glasses as mentioned in this Gizmodo article.
Smart glasses are at the center of concern for civil liberties advocates who are fearful that these devices can and will be used to record people without their consent, underage folks and in private spaces that are normally illegal but will be harder to prove with these discreet eyewear.
Pervert Glasses, as Meta Rayban glasses are commonly referred to now have an easy to locate url shortcut: https://pervertglasses.com/
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San Francisco Bay Area Bars That Banned Google Glasses
Back in 2014, when Google Glass was a thing, several local bars and establishments banned Google Glass or similar eyewear devices that took video or photos. These include:
San Francisco: Molotov's, The Willows, The Sycamore, Zeitgeist, Uptown, 500 Club, Bender's Bar
Oakland: Heart and Dagger Saloon, Oakland
Since that was over a decade, I’d imagine these businesses would ban the latest version of these devices but there hasn’t been much discussion around that.
Some think the Meta glasses will go the same way but I am not as optimistic. When Google glasses came out they were much more obvious and noticeable. Meta glasses are harder to spot (see the John Oliver episode that talks about how Meta bought brand trust by partnering with Ray Ban).
On top of the design differences, the one major difference between Google glasses and Meta smart glasses is the price difference ($1,500 vs ~$300). That price drop alone gives this current iteration better chances of market penetration than the previous iteration.
Lawmakers are often slow to catch up with drawing up legislation to address new technology (if ever) and it is harder now given how much money these corporations are stockpiling and exerting force with lobbyists, lawyers, influencers on social media and more.
Businesses, Schools Banning Smart Glasses Bay Area
California's AB 3216 (Phone-Free Schools Act), requires every district to have a device policy by July 1, 2026. Some have specifically included smart glasses such as:
Sequoia Union High School District, Redwood City (June 2026)
Mountain View-Los Altos High School District (August 2026)
If you have tips on local businesses banning smart glasses, please let me know. I think it’s important that people voice their concerns and support businesses that take a stand.
Smart Glasses News, Pervert Glasses Concerns Bay Area
Man in Meta glasses prompts warning from USF (San Francisco) -SF Chronicle
Think Twice Before Buying, Using Meta’s Ray-Bans -Electronic Frontier Foundation
‘I’ve lost followers’: influencers face backlash re: ‘pervert glasses’ -Guardian
Big tech’s AI-powered ‘pervert’ glasses in losing battle w/ DuckDuckGo -SFGate
Taylor Swift Bought Way Out of Biometric Surveillance. Kylie Wants to Sell It -Slate
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