Glasses Equipped with Facial Recognition Are in Our Future

Most discussions of facial recognition technology contemplate a world in which people walk the streets and drive the roads under the watchful eyes of government surveillance cameras. Those cameras will tag and track those who fail to hide their features, recording their movements for future reference.

But what if one day facial recognition tech becomes so cheap and portable that it can be built into wearable devices? You wouldn’t know if somebody calling your name at a bar was an old friend or a con artist working a scam after linking your face to searchable online personal information. That day is now, courtesy of two Harvard University undergrads.

via reason.com

I wouldn’t mind having a pair of these as long as everyone else didn’t have them. Or anyone else I should say. It will be weird. At lots of public places, such as bars, some resorts, etc., you will have to get your glasses checked at the door.