39. Fears of Google Glass Are Unfounded

http://ideas.time.com/2013/05/22/fears-of-google-glass-are-unfounded/

     There has been a lot of buzz around the production of the Google Glass.  Many people seem to be put off by the new gadget, as they see that it produces a threat to privacy and things alike.  The author, Brad Keywell, provides many reasons throughout the article over how many arguments against Google Glass are biased and untrue.  While people seem to be scared about their privacy, it has been diminished greatly in public places with the invention of the security camera.  There are also many other things, such as phones, that can take pictures and videos without anyone knowing.  With the Google Glass, voice commands are necessary for it to preform any of the privacy-deteriorating functions.  Back in the day, the Kodak camera was banned from places for similar reasons, we can see how that worked out now.

     In order to show that the release of the Google Glass may not be as bad as the public thinks, Keywell also wants to teach his readers that we need facts to back up our fears and assumptions.  Through evidence and many historical facts, he does this.  Also, by pointing out other things that impose on our privacy, Keywell makes a good point.  Overall, his article is strong and very convincing ending with a quote from Helen Keller, "The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next," kind of like the Kodak camera.