Facial recognition coming to Google Glass, sort of
Summary
Nevertheless, Balaban and his startup, Lambda Labs, tells Forbes that the app will be released at the Chaos Communications Conference in Berlin, which begins on December 27. As such, FaceRec appears just a bit more than the sort of “lifestreaming” concepts that bubbled up a few years ago, measuring when and where users moved, and possibly who they spoke to. Facebook, to its credit, has reversed course from its laissez-faire attitude toward privacy to at least provide controls to let users restrict posts and opt out of being identified, or tagged, in other’s photos. If a Facebook or Google-designed system were put in place with the ability to opt out of being recognized, by default, it’s possible that facial recognition would receive a warmer welcome. Placing control of the technology within a global multinational corporation whose business is built on sharing and selling your data scares many, and for good reason.