[chrisin2d]

If concerns about privacy were widespread enough to stop Google Glass, then surely they would have prevented the mass adoption of always listening, always streaming voice assistant devices.

I think that privacy should be a greater public concern, but I doubt it was the reason why Google Glass failed to catch on.

[krapp]

>then surely they would have prevented the mass adoption of always listening, always streaming voice assistant devices

There's something viscerally more creepy about having a camera pointed directly in your face at all times. Try holding your cellphone up to random people at about eye level, you'll see that people do in fact find that at least annoying.

>I think that privacy should be a greater public concern, but I doubt it was the reason why Google Glass failed to catch on.

As I recall, it was the only thing people were talking about.

[kemayo]

There's a distinction, though, which I think would matter to people. Smart assistants are things you choose for yourself -- they don't get put in your home without your involvement. Google Glass was something someone else chose for you.

(Also it was very expensive, clunky looking, and buggy. As you say, it's multifaceted.)