Introduction
Google Glass is wearable computer, looks like a pair of glass which has high resuloution optical head-mounted display (OHMD). As its name suggests it has been developer by Google in one of their research and development project called “Project Glass” [1]. The product has been designed to be a ubiquitous computer displays information, communicate via Internet and interact with the user by natural language voice commands that starts with “ok glass”. Google glass use Android operating system and is equiped with 12GB of usable memory storage, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and 5 megapixel camera capable of shooting 720p videos. The device allow users to capture picture, record videos, connect to internet, upload images and videos, and interact with social networks and her mobile phone [2]. Consumer version of Google glass will be available on the retail market in early 2014.
Google glass capabilty to augment reality makes it probable to become widely used and be one of the most promising ”wearable computing” device. The augmented reality in google glass can be used in practical scenarios such as translating and presenting text to the user in realtime, or can be used as navigation system by showing location of the user on the map.
According to Mann, inventor of EyeTap which is smiliar to Glass, these devices affect both privacy and secrecy by introducing a two-sided surveillance and sousveillance [3]. There has been varoius concerns regarding privancy intrution and ethical implications of device uage in public and recording people without their permission, possible privacy violation by google, security breaches and others.
This essasy study the privacy threats presented by Google Glass, particulary unauthorized tracking...
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Virtual worlds such as Second Life and IMVU — which show a 3D environment on a 2D screen rather than immersing the user inside a room or by using an HMD — and the more recent rise of Oculus Rift have all contributed to the rekindled interest in VR. However, major technology and usability advances are still required for a low-cost, broadly used immersive virtual environment. In the meantime, growing popularity of 3D entertainment using 3D glasses — and, increasingly, 3D smart television screens and projections that do not require glasses — may relegate immersive VR to permanent niche status. Currently, augmented reality applications (which superimpose information on the user's view of the real world rather than blocking out the real world) or mixed-reality scenarios (where HMDs and context-aware software are used in a hybrid augmented/virtual environment) are more popular technology approaches to the problem of marrying immersive VR to a consumer
Wearable Augmented Reality (WAR) devices are defined as networked, multimedia computers that can be worn as glasses. They utilize “heads-up displays, sensors and earphones to provide an improved interface for these features by overlaying graphics, text, and sound on the physical world” [8]. WAR is a rapidly growing technology that has garnered attention from multinational corporations [2] to tinkerers who build Kickstarter projects [3] in their basement. In fact, the 2013 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle released by Gartner in August 2013 mentions “Augmenting Humans with Technology” as one of six highlighted technologies [1]. Gartner speculates that narrowing the gap between humans and devices will result in productivity gains due to the workforce having quicker access to information.
Jay Stanley is a senior policy analysis with the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. He researches, writes and speaks about technology-related privacy and civil liberties issues and their future. The American Civil Liberties Union mainly “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." They achieve the right for anyone to have rights such equality and the right to have an abortion. His part in this non-partitioned organization gives him a strong ethical appeal with this topic. Stanley sets his aspect on public surveillance cameras and his tone by using word choice. In his argument, in the fourth paragraph,
The code of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) they have a code of ethics that members follow. The code has twenty-four statements with four sections that covers; ethical considerations, in the section one, professional conduct in section two, leadership and their role is covered in the third, and the principles of compliance is in section four. The creators of Google Glass have broken two of its own codes the first one is Code 1.2 Avoid harm to others. This means that they should not harm or injury or have negative consequences to any person. The screen that they have developed is a 1.3 centimeter screen that is just millimeters away from you eye it is held in place by a set of eye glass frames. Your vision could be harmed due to this fact that you have to focus on this small of a screen and all the pixilated images. “Google admits that Glass could harm vision that is still developing, so nobody under the age of 13 should be using it. You also shouldn’t try Glass is you’ve had Lasik eye surgery as it could also cause damage to your vision.” (Humphries, 2013) He also stated that even thought you may have good vision that the glass may cause eye strain, and even headaches with use of the Google Glass. The other code that they have broken is Code 1.7 To Respect the Privacy of Others, the Google Glass has a feature that allows you to take photo, record videotaping and record voices without the other person knowing or permission. This is a complete invasion of privacy, because you as the person are being taped have no idea, and at least with a cell phone you see that the person is recording you. We have enough problems in this would with invasion of privacy issues do we really need another. An example of privacy issue s...
Editor's Note: This is the first article in CNN's "End of Privacy" series. Join the conversation on Twitter by following @cnntech and #endofprivacy.
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves and thereby express themselves selectively. In contrary, the privacy of American citizens are being violated in many ways. The novel The 1984, the article Long Beach Police to Use 400 Cameras Citywide to Fight Crime, and the article That's No Phone. That's My Tracker all conclude that our privacy is being violated in more than one way. Our privacy is being revealed in ways such as the “telescreen”, which can compare to our cellular devices as well as cameras and many people can't feel safe with their life and surroundings .
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"The uncensored, tantalizing, wondrous mind of the Internet shall be observed carefully. It is not so much about removing our privacy, it is about preserving our safety. Not having the government monitor search engines and ambitious websites is the error. With the constant threats of terrorism and our fate uncertain with the rise of murder rates and crime, we cannot afford not have them keep the Internet under surveillance.
Have you ever looked up while in a public place and noticed a camera watching you? While some people may be alarmed, others feel a sense of safety and protection. Electronic surveillance consists of cameras in public places to watch over the city streets or parks. Their purpose is to allow policemen and the state government to know when crime is happening and where in the city. Cameras provide a great advantage of protection over just having police officers patrol the cities. These men and women cannot be everywhere at one time, but the cameras can. Electronic surveillance should be accepted worldwide because it can identify criminals and decrease crime in cities.
In May 2007, Google added an innovative feature to Google Maps, called Google Street View. Street View provides 360 degree views of addresses from street level. Google cites many possible uses for the technology, such as showing long-distance friends and family your house, checking out the handicapped accommodations at establishments in advance, or previewing potential vacation rentals. Street View is available for most major metropolitan areas in the United States as well as selected countries abroad. As with any project that has a scope as grand as Street View’s. Google’s new technology has some drawbacks. Google’s methodology to collect all of these images was to pay people to drive around in cars that had cameras mounted on their roofs. As a result, many of the images contain people going about their daily lives, unaware that they are being photographed. This causes some people concern over their privacy. These fears are unfounded, however, as Google has worked very hard to ease people’s concerns. Ultimately, the utility of the service outweighs the privacy concerns of a small group of people. This paper outlines the privacy rights of United States citizens regarding Street View, what Google has done to address privacy concerns, and then offers a recommendation on whether Google has done enough to address these privacy concerns.
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The source adds that, in recent years, augmented reality have been used in more varied ways. Augmented reality has been developed since its inception, for instance, it is now being used in smartphones to help users get better interface experiment, e.g., displaying information for the user about a product, shop or offers. Moreover, augmented reality is being used in global positioning system (GPS) and it is linked to an open-source database that helps users with directions (Hosch). This research paper will….