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Social Dimensions of Wearable Computers
Ana Biseu
This paper talks about wearable computers and the social and ethical issues presented by them. She explains what wearable computers are and what they can be ued for.
One of the biggest issues that she presents is of privacy and the control of information. If the user has control of what information is revealed then wearable computer becomes positive but when a boss or exterior people have control over your personal information the questions are raised as to how that information is used and more importantly how it can be abused.
She also talks about issues of reliability and over dependence on technology.
I found the issue of privacy very interesting because I can see the ways in which it can be abused and the negative effects it could have upon society. These points make me very wary about the rushing to accept this new technology but at the same time I have issue with basing decisions primarily on fear. If all decisions were made from a place of fear then progress would not be made.
I think this is a very interesting field with problems that I have no answers for but am interest in seeing how it progresses.
My guess would be that it will slowly infiltrated wether we like it or not, as is the way for many issues which are not easily answered. If anything this is more dangerous to our privacy and society than issues that are confronted and dealt with head on allowing for safety precautions to be put in place.