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Congress Demands Answers From Google Over Google Glass Privacy Concerns

Posted by Soulskill on from the do-any-of-you-know-what-a-smartphone-is dept.

Today eight members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Google's Larry Page, asking him to address a number of privacy concerns about Google Glass. In the letter (PDF), they brought up the company's notorious Street View data collection incident, and asked how the company was planning to avoid a similar privacy breach with Glass. They also ask how Google is going to build Glass to protect the privacy of non-users who may not want their every public move to be recorded. Further, they ask about the security of recordings once they are made: "Will Google Glass have the capacity to store any data on the device itself? If so, will Google Glass implement some sort of user authentication system to safeguard stored data? If not, why not?" Google has until July 14th to respond.

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  1. I would love it if by Bob+the+Super+Hamste · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would love it if Google responded back stating that it infringes no more than the government already does.

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    1. Re:I would love it if by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yep, very soon our every move will be monitored. Not much we can do about that, but we could legalize drugs, gambling, and prostitution so that most people have nothing to hide, and we no longer create black markets for desirable items. We'd also stop treating peaceful people as criminals.

  2. Turn the question around by FrankSchwab · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can I ask Congress the same question about the US Governments data collection efforts?
      - How is the US Government going to protect the privacy of Citizens who may not want their every public move (phone call, email, etc ) to be recorded?
      - What about the security of the recordings that are made - Will the US implement some sort of user authentication system to safeguard stored data? If not, why not?

    There's a whole sequence of questions that I'd much rather hear the answer to than similar questions about a dorky headpiece.

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  3. ugh by Huggs · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They only care because that means a individual may accidentally record them picking up a hooker or something else scandalous. If congress was somehow exempt from the decrease in privacy, they wouldn't give a rats behind.

  4. Re:At Google Conference, Cameras Even in the Bathr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So you're telling me to beware when somebody stands at next urinal, stares at my dick and winks?..

    Yeah, I thought that was pretty much a given.