The NYPD is testing the Google Glass

The police of the city of New York may soon wear Google Glass during patrols.

The NYPD is testing the glasses connected.

Would it be reassuring or worrying if the police wore Google Glass for their service? In any case, the police department of New York City decided to test smart Google Goggles.

This is the moment that the first tests. According to an official said the site Venture Beat, the famous NYPD would have obtained only a few copies of these glasses to try, just to see what they bring under investigation or during patrols.

Google Glass are currently not marketed. Those who want more should join the Google Glass Explorer program and wait for the agreement (or not) of Google. Then you have to pay 1500 dollars per unit to be part of the privileged.

As such news may cause concern (natural) in the public, Google has already said he does not work with the police. The NYPD has done as everyone they are enrolled in Google Glass Explorer. Is already expected to see defending civil liberties groups criticize the initiative of the NYPD.

Fortunately, the official use of Google Glass system does not support facial recognition, to protect the privacy of others. However, that installing an alternative OS, it was possible to provide such glasses functionality.

But even without the Google Glass could still be a valuable tool for the police tomorrow. There are some days we discussed the project of a firefighter who develops Google Glass applications for his job. The advantage is the availability of information immediately and without using hands.

These same advantages could be used by a police officer to show geolocation information or consult the database service to which he belongs. And let's not forget that these intelligent glasses are equipped with a camera that can shoot at any time (and quietly).

If the glasses liked the New York police, this could be a big business for Google. According to some sources, the department does not currently count less than 34 500 employees. Besides this, there is the radiation that may have in the United States and even worldwide if such practice entering morals.