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| Date | 2014-02-07 09:55 +0000 |
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| From | "I'm Batman, Dammit" <batman@thecave.invalid> |
| Newsgroups | comp.misc, dictator.america |
| Subject | Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass |
| Message-Id | <20140207095558.f4440d20.batman@thecave.invalid> |
| References | <sw1Ju.389413$Wm1.64378@fx17.iad> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 01:16:44 -0800 xyzzy <stalkers-suck@grr.la> wrote: > A spokesman for Google said the company was not working with law enforcement > agencies on the project and that the NYPD likely acquired the glasses > through the Google Glass Explorer program. > > [The San Francisco PD chief CIO officer] says the applications for law > enforcement are potentially huge...wireless facial recognition software is > one potential use. Asked about [potential civil rights] issues, Merritt > deferred answering. “Call us back in six months!” I think this was going to be a given. The potential applications for law enforcement are huge. If I weren't such a cynic I'd say it's got lots of upsides for enforcing whether cops are toeing the line when they make arrests, etc. But the cynic says they'll want that aspect locked down. How about us, the people? Do we get to wear our Google Glass when we're being pulled over for a traffic violation? Because at present it doesn't look like the knife cuts both ways, so to speak.
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NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass xyzzy <stalkers-suck@grr.la> - 2014-02-07 01:16 -0800
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass "I'm Batman, Dammit" <batman@thecave.invalid> - 2014-02-07 09:55 +0000
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-07 16:10 -0800
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-08 19:55 +0000
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-08 15:19 -0800
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass RS Wood <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-09 15:19 +0000
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 17:27 +0000
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 17:24 +0000
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-10 09:04 -0800
Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-19 17:17 +0000
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