Friday, January 16, 2015

Privacy In Public III

Google Glass Explorer Program Shuts Down

I'm not going to say a lot about this, except that I'm glad, and I hope that the next step for this tech takes seriously into account the privacy-in-public implications of people walking around with cameras streaming whatever they see.
Anyone who was ever concerned with the level of surveillance in modern society by CCTV, helmet cams, the hacking of web-cams, and the use this can be put to by the nefarious activities of GCHQ and the US NSA, will be pleased that the headlong rush to turn us all into autonomous surveillance drones has paused for thought.
Lets hope Google use the pause to reflect on this.



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