Woman Attacked In San Francisco Bar For Wearing Google Glass

First time accepted submitter Martin Blank writes "Sarah Slocum, an early adopter of Google Glass, was bar hopping with friends in San Francisco when a few people in the bar took issue with the eyewear when she was demonstrating it to another patron even though she wasn't recording. When she felt threatened, she informed them that she would start recording. Two of them approached her, yelling and throwing a bar rag at her, and ultimately ripping the Glass from her face and running from the bar with it. She gave chase and eventually got the Glass back, but her purse was gone when she returned to the bar. This physical level of hostility is unusual, but discomfort with Glass is common, especially among those who don't understand how it works. Given that much more hidden spy cameras are available for far less than the $1500 cost of Glass, what will it take for general acceptance to finally take hold?"

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[Anonymous Coward]

Its a douchetastic piece of hardware worn by pretentious assholes.

Re:The real "glass holes"

[TheGratefulNet]

sorry, but you are dead wrong.

people don't care as much (younger ones, mostly) about courtesy and privacy and manners. its all ME ME ME. and your post also gives a hint that 'fuck them, its MY right to video YOU when I want'.

tell us your age (roughly). I predict you are a 20 or 30something. am I right?

the me-generation is going out of its way to prove to us how 'me oriented' they really are.

someday you may learn. if you live that long. and yes, do expect people to NOT see things quite your way when you are invading their privacy.

some things are not to be done in public. mass taping of things is NOT ok for the government and its NOT ok for you, either!