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Did they fix the privacy issues that arose with Google glasses or is everyone just conveniently forgetting that?

RossM 10y ago
Snapchat-loyal press have been well trained to highlight the spinning LEDs and not question the privacy angle. Perhaps they're "ok" with it because clips are shorter and it's not the big bad G. IMO while it's more noticeable than Glass's single pixel it's still a concealed camera.
- dilap 10y ago
  probably the same in practice, but glass really looked like it was trying to be inconspicuous / disappear, which made it much creepier. specs are so clearly conspicuous and not trying to hide that it makes them seem more harmless. also, i'd say there's a general cultural trend of becoming more and more comfortable with less and less privacy.
  - geon 10y ago
    > glass really looked like it was trying to be inconspicuous / disappear How? If anything, the lense-less frame with a bulge on the side is very noticable.
    - dilap 10y ago
      well, it didn't do a great job of it :) to me, it still looks stylistically like it's trying to disappear, like it wants to blend in and become unnoticable. it doesn't seem to be making an obvious "i'm here" fashion statement like the specs. obviously it's a subjective emotional statement and difficult to support or refute, but i really do believe the vastly different appearances of the two products probably has a lot to do with the different reactions they are receiving. people are emotional, visual creates.
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- Apocryphon 10y ago
  People wear sunglasses on the top of their head, behind their head, etc. all the time. When they do that with Spectacles, they won't be directly pointing at the people they're talking to. So there's a potential for privacy-respecting etiquette with Spectacles- I have them on my forehead, I can't be recording you. Dunno if that was ever possible with Google Glass.
stubish 10y ago
Yes, they decided to market it to people who don't care about privacy.
intoverflow2 10y ago
The problem with glass was it tried to hide itself. Spectacles are big and loud, they're the fashion equivalent of your face chanting "WORLD STAR! WORLD STAR!". You're going to be noticed wearing them and people will know what they're in for.
hanoz 10y ago
> Did they fix the privacy issues that arose with Google glasses? Yes, thus: being filmed by a geek - creepy, being filmed by the cultural elite - you should be so lucky.

RossM 10y ago

Snapchat-loyal press have been well trained to highlight the spinning LEDs and not question the privacy angle. Perhaps they're "ok" with it because clips are shorter and it's not the big bad G. IMO while it's more noticeable than Glass's single pixel it's still a concealed camera.

dilap 10y ago
probably the same in practice, but glass really looked like it was trying to be inconspicuous / disappear, which made it much creepier. specs are so clearly conspicuous and not trying to hide that it makes them seem more harmless. also, i'd say there's a general cultural trend of becoming more and more comfortable with less and less privacy.
- geon 10y ago
  > glass really looked like it was trying to be inconspicuous / disappear How? If anything, the lense-less frame with a bulge on the side is very noticable.
  - dilap 10y ago
    well, it didn't do a great job of it :) to me, it still looks stylistically like it's trying to disappear, like it wants to blend in and become unnoticable. it doesn't seem to be making an obvious "i'm here" fashion statement like the specs. obviously it's a subjective emotional statement and difficult to support or refute, but i really do believe the vastly different appearances of the two products probably has a lot to do with the different reactions they are receiving. people are emotional, visual creates.
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Apocryphon 10y ago
People wear sunglasses on the top of their head, behind their head, etc. all the time. When they do that with Spectacles, they won't be directly pointing at the people they're talking to. So there's a potential for privacy-respecting etiquette with Spectacles- I have them on my forehead, I can't be recording you. Dunno if that was ever possible with Google Glass.

stubish 10y ago

Yes, they decided to market it to people who don't care about privacy.

intoverflow2 10y ago

The problem with glass was it tried to hide itself. Spectacles are big and loud, they're the fashion equivalent of your face chanting "WORLD STAR! WORLD STAR!". You're going to be noticed wearing them and people will know what they're in for.

hanoz 10y ago

> Did they fix the privacy issues that arose with Google glasses? Yes, thus: being filmed by a geek - creepy, being filmed by the cultural elite - you should be so lucky.