Do you guarantee Google Glass user privacy? - Digital Economy

have not yet been released to the market and already have much of the world in suspense. The Google Glass, glasses with an electronic screen the size of a postage stamp that can record video, send and receive emails and access websites arouse many questions, particularly in the U.S., where even the Congress has expressed concerns about data protection .

This week, the U.S. Congress has sent Google a document with eight questions related to protecting the privacy of users of the new device. The computer empire has until June 14 to respond.

Protect third

The letter, sent to the CEO of Google, Larry Page, is signed by several congressmen and urges correctly explain the operation of the novel glasses. “Because Glass is not yet on sale to the public and we doubt Google plans to incorporate measures to protect data on your computer, there are still a number of unanswered questions that we share,” says the letter.

The congressman wants to know how to protect non-registered users who look somewhat by the videos or pictures taken through the device.

Face Recognition

Another controversial point is the facial recognition. As announced by Google, this tool will find the details of any person you identify the face. The user of the Glass get all the information about the subject matter that is available on the network.

Politicians have asked Page if there is any way to allow citizens to remove such information so that it can be seen by any user of Glass.

Applications

But while some questions arise, others rush to jump on the bandwagon of the revolutionary project. The social networking applications Facebook and Twitter are already working to adapt.

average Google has announced dozens of new applications, especially designed to work with your lenses. CNN, the fashion magazine Elle, Tumblr or Evernote are ready.