14 DAY TRIAL // Once more, privacy concerns regarding Google Glass take the news as more countries address questions to Larry Page.
Six nations have contacted the company in a joint letter which asks a series of questions about the wearable tech.
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Switzerland and Israel officials are concerned about the privacy issues that Glass raises.
“To date, what information we have about Google Glass, how it operates, how it could be used, and how Google might make use of the data collected via Glass largely comes from media reports, which contain a great deal of speculation, as well as Google’s own publicizing of the device,” the letter said, although these subjects have been addressed in the press numerous times.
There are several questions that the representatives of these countries would like to get answers to. One of them is how Google Glass complies with data protection laws, while another is how Google will share information collected via Glass.
However, the question pointing to the fact that the authorities have read nothing about Glass is whether Google would be willing to demonstrate the device or allow any data protection authorities to test it. Considering how many hands-on guides are present online, this type of information is easy to get.
“We look forward to responses to these questions and to a meeting to discuss the privacy issues raised by Google Glass,” they say before signing the letter.
Recently, Larry Page addressed such concerns by saying that everyone is exaggerating when they’re so worried about Glass. He compares the device with a smartphone, saying that both can be used to take a photo or record a video, but no one ever gets upset about the latter.
And that’s because even though someone can use the device to “spy” on someone else, it doesn’t mean that they’ll actually do it.
The news comes about a month after the US congress has also sent a similar letter to Google, in an effort to better understand the device better.