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Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 23:12:45 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing
Message-ID: <p06240840cdc87f7615a6@[10.0.1.4]>
Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing
By NICK BILTON
MAY 26, 2013
Perhaps the best way to predict how society will react to so-called
wearable computing devices is to read the Dr. Seuss children's story
"The Butter Battle Book."
The book, which was published in 1984, is about two cultures at odds.
On one side are the Zooks, who eat their bread with the buttered side
down. In opposition are the Yooks, who eat their bread with the
buttered side up. As the story progresses, their different views lead
to an arms race and potentially an all-out war.
Well, the Zooks and the Yooks may have nothing on wearable computing
fans, who are starting to sport devices that can record everything
going on around them with a wink or subtle click, and the people who
promise to confront violently anyone wearing one of these devices.
I've experienced both sides of this debate with Google's
Internet-connected glasses, Google Glass. Last year, after Google
unveiled its wearable computer, I had a brief opportunity to test it
and was awe-struck by the potential of this technology.
A few months later, at a work-related party, I saw several people
wearing Glass, their cameras hovering above their eyes as we talked.
I was startled by how much Glass invades people's privacy, leaving
them two choices: stare at a camera that is constantly staring back
at them, or leave the room.
...
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/disruptions-at-odds-over-privacy-challenges-of-wearable-computing/
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 09:21:47 -0400
From: Pete Cresswell <PeteCress@invalid.telecom-digest.org>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing
Message-ID: <mcn6q8p10kn4emupqqk5fen6o1atjhj6gd@4ax.com>
Per Monty Solomon:
>A few months later, at a work-related party, I saw several people
>wearing Glass, their cameras hovering above their eyes as we talked.
>I was startled by how much Glass invades people's privacy, leaving
>them two choices: stare at a camera that is constantly staring back
>at them, or leave the room.
Somewhere I got the impression that Google-Glass-type devices will
become more-or-less undetectable in the foreseeable future.
--
Pete Cresswell
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 09:13:16 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: The Challenges of Wearable Computing
Message-ID: <20130527131316.GA31294@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Wearable computing pursues an interface ideal of a continuously worn,
intelligent assistant that augments memory, intellect, creativity,
communication, and physical senses and abilities. Many challenges
await wearable designers as they balance innovative interfaces, power
requirements, network resources, and privacy concerns. This survey
describes the possibilities offered by wearable systems and, in doing
so, demonstrates attributes unique to this class of computing.
http://www.ece.umd.edu/courses/enee759m.S2002/papers/starner2001a-micro21-4.pdf
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