4 Reasons Google Glass Could Lead to Medical Practice Hazard

In a KevinMD blog post, Matthew Katz, a radiation oncologist, discusses four reasons why using Google Glass in a medical practice may be hazardous.

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The four reasons are:

 

1. Since Google Glass makes it extremely easy to take pictures or video of someone without permission, it could raise privacy issues.
2. Google Glass has security flaws that may make it easy to hack.
3. Safety concerns regarding the multitasking Google Glass allows for.
4. Google’s and medicine’s goals aren’t aligned.

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