Google Glass Coming To Your Workplace

Are You Ready?

Wearable computing is creating quite a stir, and its likely introduction into the workplace is worth preparing for.

Google Glass is still in field trials and not generally available, but already it has been banned from places that don't want people to be able to compute, take photos, record, access the internet, and generally be a walking computer, through a pair of glasses.

Privacy authorities in Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Israel are concerned.  They have written to Google to remind them of the law on collecting, using and disclosing personal information, and to chastise Google for not consulting with them on privacy and data protection issues.  Google's response emphasized user consent and user control.  As for others – the potential subjects of recording, photography and video by Google Glass – Google relies on "some signals" built into Glass to "help people understand what Glass users are doing."