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04-08-2014, 07:00 AM
72% of Americans Refuse Google Glass Over Privacy Concerns: Report
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The main reason why Americans won't wear Google Glass isn't its high price or the less-than-stellar reputation of some of its users (http://mashable.com/2013/05/16/google-glass-glasshole/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) — it's privacy.
A recent poll, conducted by market-research firm Toluna, found 72% of Americans cited privacy concerns as the biggest reason for **t wanting to wear Glass.
See also: How Google Fumbled Glass — and How to Save It (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/google-glass-public-image/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Those polled were especially concerned about the possibility of ******s accessing personal data and revealing personal information, including location information, Adweek reported (http://www.adweek.com/news/tech**logy/74-americans-wont-wear-google-glass-because-privacy-worries-156830)
Safety was also a major concern among the 1,000 individuals who participated in the poll. Distractibility was the second-biggest reason cited for **t wanting Glass. More than a third of respondents also expressed concerns about being mugged. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/07/google-glass-privacy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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The main reason why Americans won't wear Google Glass isn't its high price or the less-than-stellar reputation of some of its users (http://mashable.com/2013/05/16/google-glass-glasshole/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) — it's privacy.
A recent poll, conducted by market-research firm Toluna, found 72% of Americans cited privacy concerns as the biggest reason for **t wanting to wear Glass.
See also: How Google Fumbled Glass — and How to Save It (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/google-glass-public-image/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Those polled were especially concerned about the possibility of ******s accessing personal data and revealing personal information, including location information, Adweek reported (http://www.adweek.com/news/tech**logy/74-americans-wont-wear-google-glass-because-privacy-worries-156830)
Safety was also a major concern among the 1,000 individuals who participated in the poll. Distractibility was the second-biggest reason cited for **t wanting Glass. More than a third of respondents also expressed concerns about being mugged. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/07/google-glass-privacy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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