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Re: NYPD Beta-Testing Google Glass

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On 2014-02-07 09:55:58 +0000, I'm Batman, Dammit said:

> 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.

I think the best way is to have a surreptitious camera / mic on one's 
person, in the states where this won't automatically send you to jail.  
Another thing to think about is the idea of having cameras with 
automatic facial recognition everywhere ALREADY.  Law enforcement 
officers often use dirty tricks, but I trust Google itself even less.  
In my opinion every cell phone / tablet / computer with cameras and 
mics should be treated as if it were recording everything in the 
vicinity and uploading it when convenient.  The foolish might even feel 
comforted by this, or likely ambivalent at least - after all if you 
don't have anything to hide you don't have anything to fear!

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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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