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_Published 2014-01-22. The Ohio man was interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security on suspicion of piracy._


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## Transcript

Have you heard the one about the guy who walked into a movie wearing Google Glass? The Department of Homeland Security did, and they apprehended and interrogated him for an hour. The Ohio man who was chosen to remain anonymous retold his story on tech blog The Gadgeteer. Google Glass allows users to attach prescription lenses to the frame. The man says he had been wearing his lenses for a few weeks and had even worn them to the movie before. But this time an employee must have spotted the device. About hour into the film, a federal officer came up to the man, revealed his badge and escorted him out of the film.

Federal officers from the Department of Homeland Security questioned the man about his intentions. The man says he repeatedly insisted the officers, plug in the device and check it for recordings. The questioning would go on for more than an hour before an agent finally plugged in the headset. Lo and behold, no recordings we're found on the device. Instead of an apology, the man says he received 4 free movie passes. And the motion picture association sent business insider this statement about the event. Google Glass is an incredible innovation in the mobile sphere and we have seen no proof that it is currently a significant threat that could result in content theft, and yet an hour long interrogation.

Perhaps it's best to just leave the glass at home. For TIME, I'm Christian Bryant.

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