 | |  | | Tom LaSusa | | | | | I have a confession to make: Google Glass worries me. For me it goes back to the often discussed and debated issue of being perpetually connected. Remember when we would leave our big ol' desktop computers and disconnect for a few hours? Then laptops, smartphones and tablets came one after another, making it possible for us to check email, update a social status or figure out how to get somewhere without pulling out an paper atlas. I'm not saying this is a bad thing (especially since I do all those things myself). But it has admittedly become harder to decompress from the constant data stream, hasn't it? With Google Glass, the data is never ending -- it's right there in front of your face every waking second you have the device on. Not only that, but it's all Google data. Talk about shades of Big Brother. I know what you're thinking: "Come on Tom...You can take them off at any time." Honestly -- tell that to the person who is walking down the street with an iPhone practically glued to their hand. We've become a society where people have become deathly afraid of being disconnected for even just a moment. Google Glass is only going to exacerbate this. What do you think: Is Google Glass truly the future of wearable tech and constant connectivity, or are we looking at a dangerous data deluge? Let me know at tom.lasusa@ubm.com Tom LaSusa
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