Google will not add facial recognition capabilities to Google Glass until it can add appropriate privacy protections to the new technology, the company said in a post on Google+ late Friday. “As Google has said for several years, we won’t add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place,” the post reads. “With that in mind, we won’t be approving any facial recognition Glassware at this time.” Consumers have been eyeing Google Glass with equal parts humor and concern.
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Posted by: Erika Morphy June 3, 2013 04:17 PMGoogle will not add facial recognition capabilities to Google Glass until it can add appropriate privacy protections to the new technology, the company said in a post on Google+ late Friday. “As Google has said for several years, we won’t add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place,” the post reads. “With that in mind, we won’t be approving any facial recognition Glassware at this time.” Consumers have been eyeing Google Glass with equal parts humor and concern.