'Cyborg' allegedly attacked over camera implants

[lotuseclat79]

'Cyborg' allegedly attacked over camera implants (2 web pages).

"Parts of me started shutting down," says professor and self-proclaimed cyborg after an alleged assault at a McDonald's in Paris.
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No matter how this ends, Mann's story raises serious questions about technology and privacy.

-- Tom

[RJK3]

You can see some supporting evidence he posted on this blog:
http://eyetap.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07...nalds-for.html

Seems strange that no one would help with an assault. Surely a lawyer would help with the evidence he has.

[noone_particular]

The camera issue is going to be a big can of worms. Arguments saying that it's no different than memory don't hold up. You can't share or send copies of memories. You can't enhance and dissect mental pictures. IMO, wearable technology leads to a world we really don't need and would be better off without.

[RJK3]

Originally Posted by noone_particular

The camera issue is going to be a big can of worms. Arguments saying that it's no different than memory don't hold up. You can't share or send copies of memories. You can't enhance and dissect mental pictures. IMO, wearable technology leads to a world we really don't need and would be better off without.

I generally agree, although that is because I know little about the 'medical' reasons hinted at in the articles which suggest the technology is required by some.

Still no justification for assault and damage to property though; hope he finds justice.

[noone_particular]

No, it's not justification for assault. I'd be interested to know more about this "medical condition" as well. Unfortunately, when the equipment makes someone look like a walking piece of spyware, undesired reactions are going to happen. If someone turned up at my door wearing that gear, I'd confront them as well. It's a lot like using a hearing aid for eavesdropping. Easy to do but hard to prove.

The direction technology is going, especially in regards to wearable computing makes me glad I'm not young. I really don't want to see the world this leads to.

[Nebulus]

Originally Posted by noone_particular

The direction technology is going, especially in regards to wearable computing makes me glad I'm not young. I really don't want to see the world this leads to.

Well, unless you are 70 or 80, you might be out of luck, considering the speed of the changes - you might still live enough to see it

[mirimir]

Originally Posted by noone_particular

No, it's not justification for assault. I'd be interested to know more about this "medical condition" as well.

From what I've read, his only "medical condition" is having the hardware screwed into his skull. He was in the news a few years ago, when some of the attachments became infected.

Originally Posted by noone_particular

Unfortunately, when the equipment makes someone look like a walking piece of spyware, undesired reactions are going to happen. If someone turned up at my door wearing that gear, I'd confront them as well.

Cellphones are just as dangerous, I think.

Originally Posted by noone_particular

It's a lot like using a hearing aid for eavesdropping. Easy to do but hard to prove.

As the technology matures, it will become less obtrusive, and easier to hide. That's certainly happened with hearing aids, over the last few decades.

Consider quadriplegics who are deaf and blind, and who have exoskeletons and sensory implants. Should it be legal to discriminate against them? How about old people with similar hardware?