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This video raises an interesting point in regards to the law enforcement potential. It gives new meaning to "if you see something, say something". Or, "if you

This video raises an interesting point in regards to the law enforcement potential. It gives new meaning to "if you see something, say something". Or, "if you see something, just keep looking at it, and an agent (robot?) will be automatically dispatched". If these glasses become pervasive enough in our society, not wearing them will brand you as suspicious.

corin_ 15y ago
Couldn't the same argument have been had with mobile phones a couple of decades ago, or even still now? They can be tracked, so not owning a mobile will brand you as suspicious?
- freehunter 15y ago
  One could make the argument that we're moving down that path. Ever heard a conversation with someone who doesn't have a mobile phone? People can't believe why someone wouldn't have a cell phone. Pay phones are gone, emergency call boxes on the highways are gone. If you don't have a cell phone, you can't reach emergency services in many areas of travel. If you're not able to be in constant contact, people get suspicious. It's a far cry from being officially branded as a person of interest, but if you don't have a mobile phone, you're out of mainstream society.
  - corin_ 15y ago
    There's a big difference between "he doesn't want to be contactable 24/7, how odd" and "that's suspicious behaviour", though.
    - freehunter 15y ago
      A point I called out. What I was trying to do was make an argument that we may have begun our journey to "if you don't have a cell phone, you're suspicious". How long until someone could use their GPS tracking data and witnesses on the other end of the phone as an alibi to prove their innocence when the prosecution has a case that says otherwise, except they don't have a mobile phone? Slipper slopes aren't always that slippery, but sometimes they are. It's just a possibility, and possibilities are fun to think about.
poundy 15y ago
> "if you see something, just keep looking at it, and an agent (robot?) will be automatically dispatched". Woah! Matrix takes this one step forward where the agent takes your body! Interesting idea.
lurkinggrue 15y ago
It is a plot by the Cybermen to take over and you WILL be upgraded.

corin_ 15y ago

Couldn't the same argument have been had with mobile phones a couple of decades ago, or even still now? They can be tracked, so not owning a mobile will brand you as suspicious?

freehunter 15y ago
One could make the argument that we're moving down that path. Ever heard a conversation with someone who doesn't have a mobile phone? People can't believe why someone wouldn't have a cell phone. Pay phones are gone, emergency call boxes on the highways are gone. If you don't have a cell phone, you can't reach emergency services in many areas of travel. If you're not able to be in constant contact, people get suspicious. It's a far cry from being officially branded as a person of interest, but if you don't have a mobile phone, you're out of mainstream society.
- corin_ 15y ago
  There's a big difference between "he doesn't want to be contactable 24/7, how odd" and "that's suspicious behaviour", though.
  - freehunter 15y ago
    A point I called out. What I was trying to do was make an argument that we may have begun our journey to "if you don't have a cell phone, you're suspicious". How long until someone could use their GPS tracking data and witnesses on the other end of the phone as an alibi to prove their innocence when the prosecution has a case that says otherwise, except they don't have a mobile phone? Slipper slopes aren't always that slippery, but sometimes they are. It's just a possibility, and possibilities are fun to think about.

poundy 15y ago

> "if you see something, just keep looking at it, and an agent (robot?) will be automatically dispatched". Woah! Matrix takes this one step forward where the agent takes your body! Interesting idea.

lurkinggrue 15y ago

It is a plot by the Cybermen to take over and you WILL be upgraded.