I had previously posted on how Sweden wanted to go all electronic for their currency. Well, the Canadians do also.
itbusiness.ca - Royal Canadian Mint reveals MintChip, issues $50,000 developer challenge
When I talk about the end of paper currency, older people usually think I am nuts and younger people think it is a great idea. Not only are we going to see an end to cash, we are going to see an end to checks. Here is a nice article from England.
The Telegraph - Is a cashless society on the cards?
About a quarter of a way down the article there is a link to another article discussing how by 2018. Let me make it clear in the future you will not have cash or checks and you will do all your transactions electronically where they can be used against you and be used to profile you. Your digital fingerprint will be a history of every purchase and transaction you ever make.
Currently people who would be called "globalists" want to institute personal carbon taxes. CICERO (The Center for International Climate and Environmental Research) has published this article - Personal carbon “credit cards” – coming soon to your wallet?
So what are we looking at in the future. Electronic currency, personal carbon taxes, a tax on all international transactions going to the United Nations to fight global warming. Read the links and tell me that I am making this all up. Look at what people believe and then ask how much influence they have over the decisions. I have none or at least practically none. I wrote two posts in one day. Enjoy.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Google Glasses and the End of Anonymity
Firstly, I apologize for the delay in new posts. I have been moody and had some things on my mind.
Now I want to discuss the new Google glasses. Have you heard about these? You put them on and have a little display that is basically your personal assistant and access to the internet. Oh it also works as a phone and video recorder. Here is an article about them which includes a video showing how they will work. If nothing else, watch the video.
Wired - Google Gets Transparent With Glass, Its Augmented Reality Project
So, what did you think of the glasses. The first thing that I want to point out was that the glasses mapped out where the music section was in the store. How did it know? Google maps of the inside of buildings? Interesting isn't it? The next thing you may have noticed is that the wearer asked if his friend had arrived at the store yet and because his friend has his phones gps on, he knew he was only a couple hundred feet away. Now lets look at something else and you will begin to understand what the glasses can really do.
PC World - Why Facebook's Facial Recognition is Creepy
Facebook has implemented facial recognition technology that allows it to surf the web and identify pictures of you from anywhere. Lets consider what might happen if we combined the two technologies. Walking down the street, you see a pretty girl and have you glasses find pictures of her on the internet and attempt to identify her or see if you have any common friends in your social network. She notices you also and does the same except she discovers that you are a registered sex offender. Yep, when you were in high school at 18, you slept with your girlfriend of 17 and the parents had you prosecuted. It would just say that your a sex offender 20 years later. How do I know, because I met someone who was in that situation. Perhaps your still good with all of this; but, lets continue down this path.
She blows you off and you continue walking. You next see an old friend and have the glasses scan the internet for more current information on him. While you are doing that, the search engine reports and records you photo of him and someone who has been waiting to serve him legal papers gets a notification of where he is because you saw him. Is this getting scary yet? Lets consider this even deeper, you see someone, the image is sent back to the internet, it matches someone who the police are interested in and they get live streaming video of what you are seeing and what the person is doing. You have become an informant and didn't even know it.
We are looking at a coming world where everyone is self reporting and reporting on everyone else. When you post someone's picture on the internet without their approval, you are violating their privacy. You are also giving away their personal information because you are giving away their biometric identity. When you use the glasses you are making a recording of everything you have done during the day. Try and think about these things as new technologies emerge.
Now I want to discuss the new Google glasses. Have you heard about these? You put them on and have a little display that is basically your personal assistant and access to the internet. Oh it also works as a phone and video recorder. Here is an article about them which includes a video showing how they will work. If nothing else, watch the video.
Wired - Google Gets Transparent With Glass, Its Augmented Reality Project
So, what did you think of the glasses. The first thing that I want to point out was that the glasses mapped out where the music section was in the store. How did it know? Google maps of the inside of buildings? Interesting isn't it? The next thing you may have noticed is that the wearer asked if his friend had arrived at the store yet and because his friend has his phones gps on, he knew he was only a couple hundred feet away. Now lets look at something else and you will begin to understand what the glasses can really do.
PC World - Why Facebook's Facial Recognition is Creepy
Facebook has implemented facial recognition technology that allows it to surf the web and identify pictures of you from anywhere. Lets consider what might happen if we combined the two technologies. Walking down the street, you see a pretty girl and have you glasses find pictures of her on the internet and attempt to identify her or see if you have any common friends in your social network. She notices you also and does the same except she discovers that you are a registered sex offender. Yep, when you were in high school at 18, you slept with your girlfriend of 17 and the parents had you prosecuted. It would just say that your a sex offender 20 years later. How do I know, because I met someone who was in that situation. Perhaps your still good with all of this; but, lets continue down this path.
She blows you off and you continue walking. You next see an old friend and have the glasses scan the internet for more current information on him. While you are doing that, the search engine reports and records you photo of him and someone who has been waiting to serve him legal papers gets a notification of where he is because you saw him. Is this getting scary yet? Lets consider this even deeper, you see someone, the image is sent back to the internet, it matches someone who the police are interested in and they get live streaming video of what you are seeing and what the person is doing. You have become an informant and didn't even know it.
We are looking at a coming world where everyone is self reporting and reporting on everyone else. When you post someone's picture on the internet without their approval, you are violating their privacy. You are also giving away their personal information because you are giving away their biometric identity. When you use the glasses you are making a recording of everything you have done during the day. Try and think about these things as new technologies emerge.
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