Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Goodbye privacy.... it was nice while it lasted

How tired are you of the increasing encroachment on your privacy? I mean, aren't you tired of cameras all over the place, every cashier you meet trying to get your data for a savings card, police wanting DNA and TSA man-handling you and databasing your nude images .... 

I could really go on all day but it makes me mad so I'll move on to the point.

Google seeks to introduce Google glasses that allow users to wink and take pictures, instantly upload those images and access the web via visual interface. The privacy implications are tremendous. For instance, you could be recorded and your images shared with the world instantly, without your knowledge or approval. Your children, playing innocently in the park, could end up on the web and their images out of your control.

Are you okay with this? 

I know people will say things like "oh, we can record the police and things like that, so it might be okay," but I have to tell you... you can already record the police with any other device and you don't need to give up your privacy in doing so.  If you think people are distracted now and that privacy is already lost? This technology is a check mate against the American citizen.

Now, what do people have to say about Google glasses?  Well, here is an alarming quote from Forbes.com about the uphill battles these glasses face in the public's eye.... "For example, here are still people who believe they have a right to privacy."

Blown away....what do you think? 




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