“And, in an era of panopticontent, where anyone walking in a major city is a potential TikTok lolcow, privacy, not fame, may turn out to be the rare prize.”
-- remember the backlash against Google glass ~10 years ago? Why is that same spirit absent now?
“A number of restaurants and bars banned the devices. The Motion Picture Association of American warned theaters to be on the lookout for Glass, which could be used to record films. One strip club in Las Vegas requires patrons to check their Glass if they want to enter.
“‘It is a perfect stalker's tool,’ John Simpson, privacy project director of Consumer Watchdog told the Associated Press. ‘It's difficult to see how they solve that.’”
“And, in an era of panopticontent, where anyone walking in a major city is a potential TikTok lolcow, privacy, not fame, may turn out to be the rare prize.”
-- remember the backlash against Google glass ~10 years ago? Why is that same spirit absent now?
I don't remember the backlash against it. Please explain. Or I'll ask Sydney 🤣
2nd half of this article describes the sentiment at the time
https://nypost.com/2014/07/14/is-google-glass-cool-or-just-plain-creepy/amp/
Sadly, I think only looking stupid like a Glassholr causes outrage 🤷🏾♂️
More:
“A number of restaurants and bars banned the devices. The Motion Picture Association of American warned theaters to be on the lookout for Glass, which could be used to record films. One strip club in Las Vegas requires patrons to check their Glass if they want to enter.
“‘It is a perfect stalker's tool,’ John Simpson, privacy project director of Consumer Watchdog told the Associated Press. ‘It's difficult to see how they solve that.’”
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/glassholes-privacy-issues-troubled-run-edition-google-glass/story?id=28269049