A look at the darker side of Google Glass

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A look at the darker side of Google Glass

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By Chandra Steele


Google's latest invention, the augmented reality (AR) eyewear known simply as Glass, is not even on the market, yet along with excitement over this possible glimpse into the future, Glass is also causing controversy. It's become the focus of aStop the Cyborgshttp://stopthecyborgs.org/ campaign, spawned proposed legislation in the US state of West Virginia that bans its use while driving, and is device non grata at one bar in Seattle.

Dubbed Glass Explorershttp://www.itproportal.com/2013/03/28/google-sending-out-invites-for-glass-explorer-programme/, 8,000 American beta users who have been given Google Glass are about to embark on an experiment documenting what Glass can and can't do; the reactions and results generated will determine its future. Until now only a select few Google employees (including co-founder Sergey Brin) have sported Glass in public, mainly eliciting curiosity. But outside the tech-friendly environs of Silicon Valley and New York, Glass Explorers are sure to get different receptions


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