Augmented reality law Archives

Augmented reality glasses could be banned in the UK

08/06/201308/05/2013 Sam Lambert

Google’s augmented reality Glass may be banned in the UK due to safety issues Google Glass, the company’s ambitious augmented reality glasses project, has hit a snag in the United Kingdom. The Department for Transport has targeted Glass as a potential danger to drivers. The government agency may move to ban drivers from using Glass while operating a vehicle. This is because the device can be considered a major distraction to drivers due to its various augmented reality features. Whether Glass will be banned, however, has yet to be determined.…

Augmented reality gamer arrested for in-game actions

12/14/201212/14/2012 Julie Campbell

An Ohio player of the hit AR game, Ingress, was detained by police for his digital behavior. A player of the Ingress augmented reality game from Google’s Niantic Labs has been detained by police as a result of his actions within this smartphone application. The reason is that this player was found to be “hacking a portal” near a police station. The player’s phone was experiencing difficulties, which led him to remain near the location of the portal, which was near the police station, causing him to catch the attention…