[wavefunction]

>>Google should ... rather develop it as a novel device for directed, private communication.

Private in what way? Private between us and Google? Private between us and Google and the NSA?

This blog post ignores the reality before our very eyes, something we don't need Google Glass for. It is merely another data acquisition tool for Google and any usefulness beyond that is incidental.

[fear91]

There are many Googlers here, you know :) You either talk about G positively or not at all.

The glass is the most Orwellian thing I've ever heard of. The only thing that could beat it would be direct brain interfaces, capable of stealing thoughts.

[conformal]

it is amusing that you mentioned this because google's business strategy is to steadily erode the privacy of all human beings and monetize it at each step. they can try to dance around this all day with marketing and it doesn't matter.

it's only a matter of time before the glass hardware has an attachment that reads your mind so you exert even less effort than currently, e.g. blinking. google will then take that data and sell it to marketers, the USG, and whoever else they can, so everyone knows what you're going to think before you think it. google predictive thinking... so sad.

[gnosis]

"google's business strategy is to steadily erode the privacy of all human beings and monetize it at each step"

I wonder if most Googlers have faced up to this reality yet?

Or if they simply don't care, or think the money, perks, and "cool stuff" that they get to work on makes it all worth it?

[conformal]

i think most people are unwilling to acknowledge such a problem with their business strategy exists, and if they do acknowledge it, are unwilling or unable to grasp the full extent of the problem. google, like many large organizations, hides malicious actions behind a veil of complexity. "don't be evil" is certainly a matter of perspective.

i will refrain from citing other examples of hiding behind the veil of complexity since i don't want to "poke the bear" :)

[BrainInAJar]

I've made it a point to migrate away from Google services. I don't want what they're selling.