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Das erste europäische Land in dem Googles Datenbrille Glass ab sofort offiziell verkauft wird, ist Großbritannien. Die Brille kostet dort 1.000 Pfund - rund 1.250 Euro. Damit dürfte der Deutschland-Start nicht mehr lange auf sich warten lassen.

Learn more:

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/

- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Google+Glass+Privacy

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is coming under fire (again) for the privacy implications of Google Glass. Being able to capture a photo with nothing but a wink is worryingly creepy. As is real-time facial recognition.

commentary With tablets and televisions safely in the 'shared tech' category, the still unsettling Google Glass extends the nature of 'personal tech' to a whole new level. 

Because Glass is so far removed from what we see as natural,

===> society will have a great deal of work to do before we can ethically and culturally accept the reality that we are already to some extent part man, part machine, the fact that we are already vastly complemented by technology. <===

But we're just not there yet. As smartphones slowly became the norm, so did the ===> privacy situation <=== surrounding plug-in and embedded cameras in devices all shapes and sizes. It took a while for society to adjust -- though that process was significantly accelerated when we overcame our concerns and realized we could share our cat photos with the world. Particularly in the Western world, we got there in the end.

This is not to say it won't happen. But it will take a long time until we as humans feel safe enough to go outside our collective societal comfort zone.