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onehandle

(51,122 posts) Mon Jan 27, 2014, 01:57 PM Jan 2014

The Simpsons Call Out Google Glass for Being Creepy as Hell

Google Glass is demonstrably creepy, sure. But at least at this point, it's still just a plaything of the tech elite—not that it'll stay that way for long, though. Last night, The Simpsons gave us a glimpse into an arguably imminent future where Google Glass—or in this case, Oogle Goggles—become a part of the everyman.

(Highly troubling) hilarity, of course, ensues.

(If this clip is pulled from You Tube, there is a permacopy at this link...

http://gizmodo.com/the-simpsons-call-out-google-glass-for-being-creepy-as-1509809618

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The Simpsons Call Out Google Glass for Being Creepy as Hell (Original Post) onehandle Jan 2014 OP

Google Glass is a little creepy, but I have a father who is nearly blind and he could benefit Bjorn Against Jan 2014 #1

Agreed. Xyzse Jan 2014 #2

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Bjorn Against

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1. Google Glass is a little creepy, but I have a father who is nearly blind and he could benefit

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 02:13 PM

Jan 2014

My Dad can see things close up, but he is legally blind and cannot see much of anything from a distance.

Google Glass could potentially allow him to zoom in on things and be able to see things that he would not otherwise be able to see.

There are potentially great things Google Glass could do, however the privacy issues associated with it do concern me.