From DSC:
After being introduced, technologies often have a life of their own; they go in directions — for better or for worse — that the original developers didn’t really envision .  Below is a good example of this:

  • Clever hacks give Google Glass many unintended powers — from npr.org by Steve Henn
    Excerpt:
    “Essentially what I am building is an alternative operating system that runs on Glass but is not controlled by Google,” he said.
    …
    But hackers are proving it’s possible to re-engineer Google Glass in any number of creative ways. And in the process, they’ve put Google in an awkward position. The company needs to embrace their creative talents if it hopes to build a software ecosystem around its new device that might one day attract millions of consumers. But at the same time, Google wants to try to rein in uses for Glass or spook politicians pointed questions about privacy.

 

 

 

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