VOA慢速英語:Google Glass Raises Privacy Concerns

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

這里是美國之音慢速英語科技報道。

The Internet company Google is testing its newest high-tech device, Google Glass. Most of the technologies for Google Glass are already available on smart phones. Google has taken those same technologies and added them to eyeglass frames. The company describes the glasses as wearable computers that would change the way people view others and the world.

作為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司的谷歌公司正在測試其最新的高科技設(shè)備谷歌眼鏡。谷歌眼鏡的大部分技術(shù)已經(jīng)在智能手機上實現(xiàn)。谷歌將這些技術(shù)加到了眼鏡框上。該公司稱谷歌眼鏡是一種穿戴式電腦，將改變?nèi)藗冇^察他人和世界的途徑。

Chris Dale is the Senior Manager of Communications for Google Glass.

克里斯·戴爾(Chris Dale)是谷歌眼鏡交流項目的高級經(jīng)理。

"Google Glass is a tiny computer that sits in a lightweight frame, and rests neatly above your eye and it makes exploring and sharing the world around you a lot easier."

他說，“谷歌眼鏡是裝在輕量級眼鏡框的一臺微型電腦，它巧妙地停留在你眼睛附近，使你更為輕松地探索和分享周圍的世界。”

The glasses have a tiny video screen and a camera that connect wirelessly to the Internet through WIFI, a smartphone, or a tablet computer. You can make and receive calls, send and receive texts, take pictures, record video or search the web. You control Google Glass using your voice, and a touchpad on the right arm of the frame.

谷歌眼鏡有一個微小的視頻屏幕以及一個攝像頭，并通過WIFI、智能手機或平板電腦無線連接到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上。你可以撥打和接聽電話，發(fā)送和接收短信，拍照片，錄制視頻或網(wǎng)上搜索。你能使用語音和眼鏡框右腿上的一個觸摸板控制谷歌眼鏡。

Professor Marcia Dawkins is among a select group of people who have been given a change to test out Google Glass.

瑪西婭·道金斯(Marcia Dawkins)教授是被選中參與測試谷歌眼鏡的人之一。

"I thought this is something I definitely need for my classroom and hopefully for my personal life too."

她說，“我認(rèn)為這是我在教室里確實需要用到的東西。但愿我在生活中也能使用它。”

The Professor's Google Glass looks like a bright orange glasses, without the actual glass. But there's a tiny rectangular glass at the top right-hand corner. Through that glass, she has been recording video while biking. She also has been able to talk to her sister in Thailand, and she plans to use the device to teach a public speaking class.

道金斯教授的谷歌眼鏡看上去像一副亮黃色的沒有鏡片的眼鏡。但在眼鏡右上角有一個長方形的微型鏡片。通過這個鏡片，她能夠在騎自行車時錄制視頻。她還能和她在泰國的妹妹通話。她計劃使用谷歌眼鏡講授公開演講課程。

But not everyone is excited about Google Glass. Some are concerned about possible risks to privacy. John Simpson is the director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog.

但不是每個人都喜歡谷歌眼鏡。一些人擔(dān)心潛在的隱私風(fēng)險。約翰·辛普森(John Simpson)是消費者保護(hù)組織中隱私項目的負(fù)責(zé)人。

"It is essentially going to allow people to come in and spy on you and record that, without you knowing what is going on."

他說，“實際上它能讓人進(jìn)來刺探你的隱私并錄像，而你卻毫不知情。”

Google says that it has already addressed that concern. Mr Dale explained that in order to start the camera or record a video, the owner must say something out loud.

谷歌表示已經(jīng)解決了這個擔(dān)憂。戴爾先生解釋說，谷歌眼鏡所有者必須大聲說出命令以啟動相機或錄制視頻。

"I activate the device, and say 'Okay, glass, take a picture.' Similarly, I have a little button on the top here that I can push that will again show an explicit gesture to everybody around me that a picture is being taken and a video is being recorded."

他說，“我啟動谷歌眼鏡并說，‘好，谷歌眼鏡，拍照。’同樣，眼鏡上方有個小按鈕，我按一下，也會向周圍人明確表示我正在拍照或錄制視頻。”

But Filmmaker Chris Barrett showed just how easy it is to record people without them knowing it. His glass captured a man getting arrested after a fight. He shared the video on YouTube.

但制片人克里斯·巴雷特(Chris Barrett)展示了隱蔽拍攝他人如何簡單。他的谷歌眼鏡拍攝了一名男子在打斗后被捕。他把這則視頻放到了Youtube視頻網(wǎng)站上。

Also some are concerned about the use of facial recognition technology on Google Glass. But Google says it will not approve the use of such applications. The Internet company says it is still testing its new device, it hopes to make Google Glass available to the public by early next year.

還有人擔(dān)心谷歌眼鏡的面部識別技術(shù)。但谷歌表示它不會批準(zhǔn)這類應(yīng)用程序。谷歌公司表示還在測試它的這個新產(chǎn)品，并希望明年年初能向公眾推出谷歌眼鏡。