新华网2月7日电 据美国科技博客Gizmodo报道,纽约市警察局目前正考虑为执勤警员配备谷歌眼镜。
据报道,纽约警察局一名执法官员表示,纽约警察局正在研究谷歌眼镜的各种功能,并商讨其能否在执法和日常巡逻时为警员提供帮助。
据一名谷歌公司雇员透露,谷歌目前并没有与纽约警察局建立合作关系。纽约警察局正使用的谷歌眼镜可能是通过谷歌眼镜探索者测试项目(Google Glass Explorer Program)获得,那么这一批纽约警察使用的谷歌眼镜每副价值为1500美元(约合人民币9000元)。
目前尚不清楚谷歌眼镜能否装备到每位纽约警察的身上。但根据过往的经验表明,警员身上配备带有摄像头的设备对规范警员执法有促进作用,也能让警员避免一些不实指责。
然而,不少人对这一做法持反对意见,其中包括纽约市市长布隆伯格。他认为通过谷歌眼镜获取的数据资料会成为执法噩梦。
译者:张免
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According to a report by VentureBeat, The New York City Police Department is currently investigating how useful Google Glass could be in the fight against the city's crime.
It's claimed that the department recently took delivery of several pairs of Google's smart glasses. "We signed up, got a few pairs of the Google glasses, and we're trying them out, seeing if they have any value in investigations, mostly for patrol purposes," a New York City law enforcement official told VentureBeat. "We're looking at them, you know, seeing how they work."
A Google employeetold VentureBeat that the company hadn't been working with the NYPD, and said that the law enforcement agency had "likely acquired the glasses through the Google Glass Explorer program." That will have involved the typical application and subsequent ponying up of $1,500 per pair.
Of course, whether each and every NYPD cop should be toting a camera on their face remains to be seen. Evidence from experiments in other parts of the country suggest cameras encourage police to behave better, as well as protecting them from fraudulent reports of abuse. Critics—including Mayor Mike Bloomberg—argue the data they collect will create an enforcement nightmare.
(原标题:纽约警察执法或将配备谷歌眼镜)