[LINK] Google Glasses no joke [was: Well, it is April]

[Stephen Wilson]

I thought Siri was bad enough, but the Google Glasses proposal is 
perhaps the greatest privacy challenge we've yet seen.  Wearers will be 
gifting the world's biggest infomopoly a real time unfiltered video of 
their daily lives.  With no Use Limitation conceded by Google at all.

I don't think it was a coincidence that Google amalgamated all their 
business units' privacy policies and sharing arrangements a few weeks 
before unveiling Project Glass.

With facial recognition, Facebook has X-Ray vision into members' photo 
albums; with Siri, Apple knows peoples' plans and the contents of 
dictated text messages and emails; now Google sees what we see.

If governments did what these groovy social media companies do, there 
would be riots.

Cheers,

Steve.



Recent blogs on social media abuse of privacy:
http://lockstep.com.au/blog/2012/03/12/a-penny-for-your-thoughts
http://lockstep.com.au/blog/2012/03/06/use-limitation
http://lockstep.com.au/blog/2012/04/11/photos-as-crude-oil

Stephen Wilson
Lockstep

http://lockstep.com.au
Lockstep Consulting provides independent specialist advice and analysis
on digital identity and privacy.Lockstep Technologies develops unique
new smart ID solutions that enhance privacy and prevent identity theft.


On 17/04/2012 11:42 AM, Harry McNally wrote:
> On 17/04/12 09:25, David Boxall wrote:
>
>>> ... genetically engineering human eyes to be more like those of a cat
>>> because “if everyone had cat eyes, you wouldn’t need so much lighting”;
>
> I've wondered for a while about the cost of night glasses for everybody so
> street lights weren't needed. Wonderful for star gazing.
>
> Could Google EyeWare be the first step to mass production of glasses that also
> have low light image sensors ?
>
> All the best
> Harry
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