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Yes, Google Glass is hackable, but that's the least of our privacy worries

From rampant cyber crime to widespread surveillance, Internet users face more pressing security concerns than Google Glass

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There are more important security and privacy-related concerns we need to address than whether or not Google Glass will single-handedly lead us toward an Orwellian dystopia. For example, each of us could reassess our priorities as to what level of privacy we're already willing to surrender in exchange for at-times meager (or false) rewards. Is it worthwhile to text your contact number and a metadata-loaded digital photo into the ether for a negligible chance to win a prize? Is handing a helping of your Facebook data to an unknown developer worth playing with a fart-sound emulator?

As a nation, we could focus our concerns on the potential threats on protecting our data and our privacy from the varied threats we know are out there today. Globally, we could urge our influential politicians, business leaders, and technology authorities to channel their efforts toward making the Internet more secure as a whole, for everyone.

This article, "Yes, Google Glass is hackable, but that's the least of our privacy worries," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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