Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance

Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by uses on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @06:43PM (#7941152)

I'm not sure what I expected from comments on Wired, but that is pretty amazing that all the most highly-upvoted comments are calling Glass users "glassholes", pedophiles, and encouraging violence against them and/or their Glass devices.

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by fletchowns on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @07:08PM (#7941282)

To be fair I've heard these same kind of comments in real life about Google Glass users.

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by gress on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @07:54PM (#7941452)

Is it really so amazing that people care about their privacy?

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by esbonsa on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @07:15PM (#7941306)

hopefully they are consistent and have the same comments about anyone having their phone out of their pocket

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by esbonsa on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @08:07PM (#7941496)

Can someone explain why "phones" should not be considered a treat to privacy if you think Google Glass is?

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by gress on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @11:41PM (#7942116)

You can see what people are doing with phones.

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by esbonsa on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @10:41AM (#7944167)

I have seen people and some cops with their phone mounted on their chest or shoulder with the camera pointing forward. Also a phone can record audio even if it's hidden (http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/09/14_key.s...).

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by Oletros on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @01:24AM (#7942390)

Really? More than with a device that has a LED on when it is recording?

If you can see what is done with an smartphone how is there are such a number of subreptitious videos and pictures taken with smartphones

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Re:Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance by gress on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @12:31PM (#7945019)

Google Glass does not have an LED on it when it is recording.

And yes, it is possible to make a surreptitious recording with any camera, but there is no comparison.

With other cameras including cellphones, it takes a tricky and intentional effort, with the risk of social consequences if discovered.

Glass is designed to make it ubiquitous and effortless to record people, with no indication to those being surveilled.

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