http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1867 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:38:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1867 Then don't have any photos online that are tagged as such.

Your friends will take care of that for you. Can be sort of annoying. But inevitable.. As John said above you need to be extra careful.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1851 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1851
Only the entities that I specifically and actively select to have it.

I think this is virtually impossible nowadays. Companies share your data for money. However even then you can fool the system if you want to keep unknown.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1844 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1844 I think the point is that they were about to create a nationwide (global?) map of access points. This is different from seeing the unencrypted wireless traffic of my neighbors. And would we allow a government to collect and use that data?

I'd find it useful (a global open wi-fi map) and it could help tons on places where gps signal is obscured by buildings or if you are indoors. What is the problem of Governments having such data? How can it be misused? And how do you think such mapping could be stopped if these wi-fi are open?

There will be so exciting apps that turn the glasses into a direct video stream into some cloud with automatic face recognition attached. So it's that your camera is spying on me. It gives Google access to information I would never give them. Cool, right?

I've searched for my name on Google already. Have you tried? I found only stuff that should be public anyway (or I purposely released in a public manner). Also, Facebook auto tags pictures sent (it also offers to tag strangers caught in your pics). What's the difference? A legitimate worry would be the GOVERNMENT using facial recognition software with their database (along with things they know like your driver license, your id and much more there are the secret services illegal espionages). Glass is not a problem. Your Govt wanting to install backdoors everywhere and turn everything in a surveillance system is.

The point here is that it's my photo on Facebook telling everybody what you did last week Friday when your family thought you were fishing.

Already happens. There are plenty of cases where ppl lost jobs and stuff because of others posting pics of that groundbreaking party on Facebook. What can be done about it? If it's a small group you can ask them to wait and post afterwards or something but on large public groups? Well, what are you expecting?

If I post in on my blog no one will ever notice it. Posting the same photo to a central server with automatic face recognition is a complete different story.

And what stops the blog server from using such technology? And what it has to do with Glass alone? I could do that with a mobile phone. Or not, just take a pic of you randomly and not post at all. Same with glass.

But Google (and others) will use it to collect even more data from us via cloudified apps.

How is it any different from now? I understand your worries and they seem legit but take Glass out of the equation. It's a general worry. And this disproportionate focus on Glass is one of the main criticism of this article it seems.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1800 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:48 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1800
A little chat can clarify a lot! Thanks!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1797 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1797 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1788 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:08:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1788
Someone using Google Glass could take my picture without my knowledge or consent.

How different is it from what we have nowadays? Tons of people publish photos of mine on Facebook and the likes without my consent. What can I do about it? Nothing. First because I allowed some of those to be taken and second because if it was taken in a public place I have no control or right over it. If it's being used in some defamatory way I may use the current legal routes to get the person that is putting it to such usage (and face Ms Streisand) but I can't pretend I'll have any expectation of privacy in public places.

You can stop people from entering your home with the gadget though. It's your right.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1752 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1752 Did you even read the letter? Almost every paragraph is footnoted. The questions are based on what has been published. If something stated in those publications was erroneous, this is an excellent opportunity for Google to set the record straight.

There are sane, legitimate points indeed. But most of the reactions are pure hysteria. Yours included. And I'll point where it became evident:

Someone using Google Glass could take my picture without my knowledge or consent. The fact that they could do so by other means is irrelevant.

It happens EVERY TIME. I just browsed through some pics in my phone right now and found over 20 different people that are clearly caught in the pictures that I've never seen. It's very easy to take a picture of someone while pretending to take a picture of something else. Facebook even asks you to tag those strangers.

A meaningless utterance, but I have noted during my time here you are always more than willing to stoke any flame within reach.

I'm not the one going nuts over some trivial technology that's been around for years...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/07281823105/saudi-religious-police-anyone-using-twitter-has-lost-this-world-his-afterlife.shtml#c510 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:57 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/07281823105/saudi-religious-police-anyone-using-twitter-has-lost-this-world-his-afterlife.shtml#c510 I would agree in principle...if we weren't simultaneously talking about a country that's blocking Twitter.

I'm generalizing. I think monarchy is inherently bad in the long run. But a good monarch may be better than a pseudo-democracy or representative form of govt that has been rigged by the powers.

Also, people don't always know what's good for them or what they want.

And who are you to determine what's good for whoever? In fact, NOBODY is in position of deciding that in and impose their views onto people.

While us Americans love freedom, it may not always be best.

Freedom is always the best. The difference is that when you step into the rights of others you'll face the consequences based on laws that are socially accepted. Dictators would agree with you though.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/07281823105/saudi-religious-police-anyone-using-twitter-has-lost-this-world-his-afterlife.shtml#c448 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/07281823105/saudi-religious-police-anyone-using-twitter-has-lost-this-world-his-afterlife.shtml#c448
DH nothing personal but while I do agree that monarchies are more ripe to being abused over the citizens than democracy.. But as we are seeing the latter can be rigged to be as abused...]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c36 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130517/02413623115/bogus-lawsuit-plus-threats-to-those-who-write-about-it-leads-to-epic-response.shtml#c36 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1340 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:02:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1340 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1315 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:57:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1315
It should be opt-in, no?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1298 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:54:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1298 My naked eye can't snap your picture and then use facial recognition to see what information about you I can root out on the interwebs.

Yet. And there are search engines for images already. Facebook automagically tags pictures that are similar. So I snap my mobile, aim its super high def camera as if I was taking a random picture, crop you out of it and have it searched on such engines. Voil]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1278 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:43:23 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1278 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1257 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:40:25 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15583223111/congress-grandstanding-over-google-glass-privacy-concerns-next-up-privacy-concerns-over-your-eyes.shtml#c1257
I honestly don't care about Glass. I find it ugly and is any reports from users experimenting them are right they give you headaches (which I'm prone to specially concerning sight issues).

If you don't like them you can ask people visiting your house to put them down. Otherwise public places are public. The privacy issues should be on how the data will be handled by the apps within Glass or how much access apps will have.

A much more valid concern would be why do I have to grant all permissions to an app instead of selecting what I want it to have. This could impose privacy issues on Glass. But then again, any other mobile phone has the same problem.

Hysteria is what it is. And possible naiveness from Google fanboys side.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/01030823051/hollywood-suffering-why-are-their-execs-making-more-than-pretty-much-everyone-else.shtml#c392 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:25:03 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130513/01030823051/hollywood-suffering-why-are-their-execs-making-more-than-pretty-much-everyone-else.shtml#c392 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130425/17042522839/how-gema-is-still-worst-collective-rights-organization-world.shtml#c830 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:03:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130425/17042522839/how-gema-is-still-worst-collective-rights-organization-world.shtml#c830 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/01413623104/one-simple-copyright-reform-idea-government-edicts-should-never-be-subject-to-copyright.shtml#c474 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:35:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/01413623104/one-simple-copyright-reform-idea-government-edicts-should-never-be-subject-to-copyright.shtml#c474 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/13335123108/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-youtube-as-frankenstein-monster-posing-as-class-action.shtml#c114 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:32:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/13335123108/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-youtube-as-frankenstein-monster-posing-as-class-action.shtml#c114 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/18051923103/footage-lethal-beating-deleted-seized-phone-sheriff-asks-fbi-to-take-over-investigation.shtml#c872 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/18051923103/footage-lethal-beating-deleted-seized-phone-sheriff-asks-fbi-to-take-over-investigation.shtml#c872