Re:First arrest captured on Google Glass points to a “Little...
by nateabele on Monday July 08, 2013 @07:33PM
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I don't think the significance of this can be understated. Two reasons:
One, I think the act of pulling something off of someone's face is a lot different from pulling something out of someone's hand. It's subtle on the surface, but crossing that kind of social boundary on a regular enough basis could be exactly the tipping point that turns public opinion against law enforcement on a broad scale.
Two, as the technology and form factor mature, it'll simply be harder to tell whether something is/contains a camera or not.
One, I think the act of pulling something off of someone's face is a lot different from pulling something out of someone's hand. It's subtle on the surface, but crossing that kind of social boundary on a regular enough basis could be exactly the tipping point that turns public opinion against law enforcement on a broad scale.
Two, as the technology and form factor mature, it'll simply be harder to tell whether something is/contains a camera or not.