Will Magic Leap take privacy seriously?
Magic Leap has finally unveiled its much-hyped augmented reality hardware platform, promising that the first units will ship next year. These will be first-generation development kits, but they’re a step toward Magic Leap’s ultimate (if lofty) goal: creating ubiquitous lightweight glasses that add virtual objects to the real world. And that, in turn, sets off major privacy alarms.
Like most smart glasses, Magic Leap’s headsets will collect a constant stream of user data. They feature an array of cameras and microphones that capture everything you see and hear. The cameras detect shapes in your surroundings, and the microphones can take audio commands. But Magic Leap’s patents suggest more sophisticated, and sometimes downright creepy,…
