A large % of the population these days participate in social media and seem to have no qualms about putting all their personal / private details online, despite that that might mean massive backlash if it goes viral, or at the very least a permanent record of any mistakes made (the internet doesn't forget).
To me, Glass got the backlash it did because there are still a lot of people who think that way of living is stupid. People are getting sick of 24/7 surveillance, and Glass was merely a great poster boy for that push.
It's also just dehumanizing to talk to someone with that on. They have a big camera / computer strapped onto their face. It's almost like trying to talk to someone when they've got their phone held up and are only half paying attention to you while recording. It just comes across as really rude to a lot of folks.
People are comfortable with things that they choose to do. People put up statuses, pictures, and all sorts of private info on social media of their own choosing. If someone else wears Google Glass and decides when, where, and if to take your photo, your choice of what to share and store is taken away. As another example: people are fine with group photos taken with their knowledge and uncomfortable with strangers taking their photo without asking.
Also there is a massive difference between someone choosing to edit and share a curated set of best moments on social media with a more or less selected set of people vs having very little control of how one is seen with the eye of others (literally).
Also funny how people learned to pose on a photo (hence take some control) but most people still gets shy in front of a camcorder. Google glass is perceived as someone holding a camcorder in your face all day long.
To me, Glass got the backlash it did because there are still a lot of people who think that way of living is stupid. People are getting sick of 24/7 surveillance, and Glass was merely a great poster boy for that push.
It's also just dehumanizing to talk to someone with that on. They have a big camera / computer strapped onto their face. It's almost like trying to talk to someone when they've got their phone held up and are only half paying attention to you while recording. It just comes across as really rude to a lot of folks.