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Google Glass, Privacy and Our Addiction to Tech
Google promises to "do no evil," but is Google Glass going too far? Are there limits to the relationship between human beings and digital technology?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenGoogle promises to "do no evil," but now Google is everywhere. Is Google Glass going too far? Can the real world compete with computer data right in front of our eyes? Are there limits to the personal relationship between human beings and digital technology? Also, North Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor, and a race to the bottom in public schools.
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3 storiesNorth Korea Says It Will Restart Nuclear Reactor
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said today he is " deeply troubled " by North Korea's announcement that it will reopen its Yongbyon facility for processing plutonium to make nuclear bombs. Ban says it "could lead down a path that nobody should want to follow."
Read the story7 minGoogle Glass and the Digital World
Millions of people depend on Google to search, collect and organize data, for email and smart phones; and Google has found ways to turn all that information into billions of dollars. But Google has already demonstrated that what it gives it can take away. Now comes a new advance in personalized technology, Google Glass .
Read the story32 minAtlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal
Five of 35 indicted educators turned themselves in today on charges of turning Atlanta's public school system into a criminal conspiracy to raise standardized student test scores for financial gain and professional recognition. Beverly Hall, National School Superintendent of 2009, could face 45 years in prison.
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