We are entering an era where personal, wearable video recording devices are about to become ubiquitous. It’s already a given that surveillance cameras are everywhere in modern-day public life, from stores to gas stations to street corners to traffic lights. Those are so small as to be barely visible anymore, and we rarely even think […]
When is a “like” not an expression of liking something? And does it, like, matter? In an April 24, 2012 opinion in the case Bland v. Roberts, Judge Raymond A. Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia sparked an online firestorm by ruling that “merely ‘liking’ a Facebook page is insufficient […]
If you were at the Augmented Reality Event 2012 in Santa Clara last week, you got a chance to take away a free flash drive loaded with (among other things) my new ebook, “Augmented Legality 1.0.” This 57-page book collects the highlights of my Augmented Legality® blog posts from the past year, and presents them […]
The third annual ARE2012 conference is now winding up. It’s been another great day for learning and getting motivated about the augmented reality industry. Today I got the chance to give a solo presentation on “AR Law: What’s Around the Corner?” In 15 minutes, I summarized just a few of the many legal potholes that […]
Day One of ARE2012 in Santa Clara is now complete. It’s been a full day. My personal highlight was participating in the panel discussion ““Augmented Reality & Its Challenges in the Civil & Criminal Justice System” with best-selling author Daniel Suarez, cybercrime investigator Captain Joseph Rampolla, Cybercop Portal founder Kevin Manson, Daqri CEO Brian […]
Regardless of your moral outlook, porn is a serious and growing sociological ill. It may not be the same type of problem as crystal meth, child predators, or terrorism. But it is a problem–and one that will get an order of magnitude worse when AR eyewear hits the market. How Internet Porn Affects Society Today […]