ABSTRACT
The introduction of Google Glass seems to obscure the plurality of representations of the self in public by defining them through the prism of privacy as control of information. We first draw on the Arendtian concept of a mask to interpret Glass as a mask collector and narrator in the public space. We proceed to the empirical study, where we examine how people talk about the (anticipated) use of Glass on social network sites, such as YouTube. The study shows that control of information is but one of multiple understandings of privacy that people enact in relation to Google Glass. In the concluding part, we argue for an increased responsibility of Glass users to be aware of and preserve the multiple dimensions of the value of privacy, and thus safeguard the presence of plurality in the public space.
