The Verge reports on the growth of augmented reality technology, saying over the next decade it “threatens to supercharge existing crises of privacy, trust, and consent.” AR products can collect and analyze large amounts of data, through geolocation or biometric technologies, for example. Researcher Erica Neely said regulations and social norms are not ready for the impacts of AR, while the Electronic Frontier Foundation raised concerns over the technology’s capabilities, like AR glasses and surveillance. “I think we’re kind of frantically running behind the technology,” she said.
Privacy concerns foreseen as augmented reality technologies advance
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