The U.S. Congress questions Google over his glasses - The País.com (Spain)

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U.S. Congress has not as clear as the president of Google, Eric Schmidt, who raised their glasses Glass no privacy issues. The institution has sent the company’s CEO, Larry Page, a string of questions on how to protect the privacy of people who do not use their glasses.

How will prevent unintentional data collection people using or not using Google Glass? What Google intends to take proactive measures to protect the privacy of non-users? What if the owner of these glasses the render to another person or sells? The litany of questions from the congressional committee leaves no stone unturned: Are the glasses themselves capacity to store the data they collect? If it is true that uses facial recognition technology to descuibrir what the user looks even inanimate objects? Can you remove this information? What kind of information will be disclosed on the user? What about those who are not?

members of the congressional committee remind Google that has recently reached an agreement with dozens of states to reimburse for personal data collection with Streetview, albeit unintentionally according to the company.

a couple of months ago, a bar in Seattle, as a joke, posted a notice prohibiting the glasses dae Google, although not yet exist. But what began as a grace has proved a premonition looming concern to preserve the right of privacy of individuals.