Google celebrated the May 2014 public version of its Google Glass with a traveling show which allows tech-heads playing? with wearable.
to show Google employees and early adopters known as Google Glass "Explorers" exalt Internet glasses compatible virtues, which contains a built-in camera. However, the device has also been criticized by people worried about potential threats to privacy. Read on to find out if their fears are justified.
Bars & More Outlaw Google Glass privacy reasons
patronsAt least eight bars in the bay of San Francisco have banned wearing the Google Glass because of the privacy. It seems that the prohibitions were applied after a user posted a short video when she was assaulted at a local bar called Molotov.
While a case can be made for the use of glass to create evidence against a violent criminal, witnesses disagree about who caused the altercation. If the person was not wearing the Google Glass was indeed the innocent party reprisals against a threat, the film could be misleading.
Although management Molotov, where Google Glass is now banned, refused to make a statement, regular bar Ron Adams wanted to share his opinion on the devices.
Adams insists that lens wearers are more offensive than smartphone users as "they can spy on people that people do not know," he said KQED News. "I'm cool here under the radar, and I do not need anyone [sic] put me in space anywhere."
The bars San Francisco Bay are not the only ones to crack down on Google Glass is used . Similar rules were applied in restaurants and cafes. Even when the formal rules do not exist, glass Google users have been faced with a management response and other customers to wear the devices.
What of user privacy?
the interest surrounding the Google glass has the potential to put the privacy of its users at risk too. Noble Ackerson, a business strategist and an early adopter, told CNET that more people take photos and videos of him wearing the device to question its own registration activities. Ackerson does not seem to mind the public interest, but surely it compromises privacy as much as it could jeopardize other's privacy.
Do users want real Breach confidentiality?
Google Glass owners acknowledge that their new device makes it easy undermine privacy because they can record footage with a snap or the blade of a finger. Most insist they do not really want.
"I was at Chipotle order once, and one of the workers I kind of questioned. 'Did you save now?' "Told Drew Madison, a mechanical engineering major who bought his Google Glass in December 2013." I'm like, 'Why do I want to register? You just make me some food. "
Madison reminds critics that the glass recording function is not unique. Smartphones, two thirds of Americans are only one of many portable devices that can shoot others. if one may wonder can do so discreetly, but the same capability is always there. If people are using smartphones to violate others' privacy, it is clear that Google Glass users behave as responsible.
The psychology behind Outcry
Whether smartphones and Google glass can potentially do the same thing seem to matter. What is interesting is that it was adopted by all sectors of society while the other has been met with fierce public reaction. Larry Rosen, a psychologist who specializes in technology, says the perceived level of control may explain the very different reactions.
"People make a personal decision to check their smartphone or log in and check their social media accounts, but Google Glass is out of their control," he told CNN. "They are not able to make a decision as to whether they want to be "on" or "connected" through the process of someone else, and they are worried and unhappy they did not have a word to say. "
It seems that people do not mind giving a little privacy when they choose to use social media, for example. However, they react against the idea that their privacy was dropped unintentionally. the Google glass hits a nerve because it appears more like an invasive monitoring a smartphone, although its capabilities are more like the mobile phone.
recording Signs
critics of Google Glass worry that users can record without their knowledge. However, users say whether the critics know what to look for, they can easily tell if the system is activated. While glass light is not outside, it can be seen through the transparent screen when people are close enough.
Google Glass fans say it actually makes their less intrusive devices. They argue that it is more difficult to tell if someone registers with a smartphone because they could hold their phone to read a web page or send an SMS.
However, it is important to note that these comments come Google users in glass that are already familiar with mobile technology. They claim it is easy to tell if the Google Glass is in record mode "if you know what to look for," but if you do not do? Should we expect the public to become familiar with a device to obtain peace of mind?
It has been suggested that Google should add a flashing light glass to indicate to others that the camera is in recording mode. It would be a most obvious indicator, but it could bring more problems for Google. Will lead the company to say that viewing the flashing light provides "tacit consent" for recording? Until the technology is established, it is difficult to say.
Google Glass and other parts of the mobile technology have the potential to affect the privacy of users and other members of the public, but it is interesting to note that Google has taken measures to limit problems. Only time will tell if they and the responsible actions of Google Glass owners are sufficient to allay the fears of privacy in society.
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