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To: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

No Meta Glasses in Bars/Restaurants NYC

Dear AOC,

As a former restaurant worker yourself, I am sure you are all too familiar with the fact that working at bars or restaurants is already incredibly abusive and invasive.
From regulars who don’t respect your boundaries, employers who don’t care if you have boundaries, to much more sinister acts like being harassed and stalked (and even worse) for the mere act of showing up and doing your job.
Meta Glasses add a whole new dimension to this invasion of our workspaces and our privacy. Where people can record your every move, record public bathrooms, private conversations, all of this without having to disclose if they are recording or not.
I think these glasses should be banned from all bars and restaurants in NYC for the safety of all service employees.
Please do something about this creeping technology and help us protect our city.

Thanks for listening,
Justin Skrakowski

Why is this important?

I am sure y’all are all too familiar with the fact that working at bars or restaurants is already incredibly abusive and invasive.
From regulars who don’t respect your boundaries, employers who don’t care if you have boundaries, to much more sinister acts like being harassed and stalked (and even worse) for the mere act of showing up and doing your job.
Meta Glasses add a whole new dimension to this invasion of our workspaces and our privacy. Where people can record your every move, record public bathrooms, private conversations, all of this without having to disclose if they are recording or not.
I think these glasses should be banned from all bars and restaurants in NYC for the safety of all service employees.
Please do something about this creeping technology and help us protect our city.

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2026-04-29 11:59:17 -0400

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