Spyglasses

This is just a concept video; there are still technical bugs to work on. Right now, I'm more concerned by the very idea of the thing.

These glasses offer the "convenience" of location tracking. Taking off the glasses won't turn off the tracker.

In John Carpenter's masterpiece They Live, the problem was getting people to put on the glasses. In the future, the problem will be getting people to take 'em off. Why do so many Americans leap headlong into the vat marked "Orwellian dystopia"?

I mean, did you ever wonder why Facebook and Google ask for your CELL PHONE NUMBER? If they simply wanted to use that number for a legitimate purpose, such as sending you a lost password, then any phone number -- including a land line -- would suffice. A land line allows Uncle to track you to an address, and you may or may not be at home. You may, in fact, be on the run. A cell phone number allows Uncle to track you wherever you go, 24/7.

I'll bet you a donut that In-Q-Tel (the CIA's venture capital firm) is funding the spyglasses project.

Why is Uncle doing this? Just what kind of future do the professional prognosticators predict? What kind of societal changes will make it necessary to track all potential malcontents on a 24/7 basis?

Any humanoid sheepling who buys these glasses should also purchase the matching accessory: A t-shirt emblazoned with the word "IDIOT."