How Soon Before We're Dependent on Google Glass?
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Before We're Dependent on Google Glass?
Google Glass, the head-mounted,
voice-operated smartphone headset, will likely prove revolutionary for
telecommunications and mobile computing. It may even be the most significant
development in mobile technology since the smartphone. It has not officially
been released yet and it has already sparked interest among consumers, pundits,
and analysts.
Not only will consumers have a customizable supercomputer
which can be easily navigated in the palms of their hands, Google Glass will
provide the opportunity to integrate the user directly with the smartphone.
Sounds indicate incoming messages, which users will be able to access via voice
command or touchpad.
A parody on YouTube shows two people out on a date.
While the two are speaking, the male is continually distracted by various
features of the Glass. He looks up her Facebook profile in an attempt to strike
up a conversation, and at other times takes pictures of her. He uses voice
commands, however, so the situation becomes more than a little awkward.
Yet future iterations of Glass may not even require voice commands or
touch for these features to be used. Even if Google developers are not the ones
who develop this feature, computer hackers will find some way to do it. Already,
there are devices that can serve these functions, like the one used by Stephen
Hawking. It is not unfathomable that Glass will be modded in some way not
requiring voice commands, especially given that third-party apps have already
been developed for Glass.
Before allowing Glass for use in Canada, the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) should undertake a comprehensive
evaluation of the product. It was due to such an evaluation that Facebook agreed
to beef up its privacy measures to be compliant with Canadian law. The Law
School Admissions Council, which administers the LSAT, was also required by the
privacy commissioner to cease collecting fingerprints of Canadian test-takers.
Privacy regulations and the OPC can and do make a difference. Very recently, the
Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, penned an open letter signed by 36 privacy
officials worldwide urging Google "to take part in a real dialogue" about Glass.
A comprehensive evaluation would reduce the reliance on information provided by
Google, which Stoddart notes is currently the case.
Daniel Simons and
Christopher Chabris, two psychology professors, argue in the New York Times that
Google Glass may interfere with cognitive functioning. This possibility is not
altogether surprising. The telephone, the computer, the Internet, the cell
phone, and the smartphone have all changed the way we communicate and access
information. The smartphone arguably combined the processing and information
gathering power of the computer with the instant communication of the cell phone
and Internet, providing an immensely powerful tool.
Simons and Chabris
also note that Glass can "seem like an ideal solution" to the problem of being
able to interact with a smartphone while remaining attentive to the world around
us. There is, however, a flaw in this reasoning.
They further note that
both the eyes and the mind are required for perception. This categorization is
spot-on. Previous research has confirmed that mental images can influence the
way we see things. A recent study has found that using hands-free devices while
driving is no safer than physically handling a phone. Ironically, Sergey Brin
noted that safety was one of the motivations for designing Glass. Yet dashboard
technology with speech-to-text systems require greater concentration for
drivers, leading them to develop tunnel vision: looking straight ahead, they are
nonetheless unable to actually see objects like pedestrians and red lights.
Philip Graves in Psychology Today agrees with Simons and Chabris's
conclusion that Glass could disrupt cognitive capacity, but thinks that people
should not be too concerned because it won't be physically dangerous. Even if
this is true, instead of considering danger in a strict physical sense, a wider
definition of danger should be considered, including aspects which are not
directly visible. Those who find themselves extraordinarily distracted in
today's world of instant updates and flashing lights may have their attention
deficit amplified by Glass. In a society where relying on the mind for
information and computation becomes less important due to the proliferation of
mobile computers that can do the work for us, Glass may further exacerbate the
dependence on technology to access information.
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probably not the best choice. Just like smartphones have embedded themselves
into our everyday lives, Glass and similar technologies have the potential to do
so. We have arguably developed a dependence towards smartphones. Before
consumers become dependent on Glass, they should seriously consider the
implications before making their decision.
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