Google has heard all the concerns about Glass , its digital headset expected to hit the market by the end of the year . They 've heard people 's fears they 'll be secretly recorded by a Glass-wearing creeper . They know somebody 's going to be stupid and drive while using them . And , yes , they know that some people might think you 're a `` Glasshole . '' So , now , they 're serving up a list of `` do 's '' and `` don'ts '' to avoid those awkward moments and get the most out of what may be the most high-profile entry in the emerging wearable-tech market . On its website for Glass , Google has posted advice for testers in its current Explorer program and , presumably , the folks who will be entering the world of Glass when the headset goes on sale to the public . Here 's a breakdown of some of our favorites . DO : Ask for permission . `` Standing alone in the corner of a room staring at people while recording them through Glass is not going to win you any friends , '' Google says . `` The Glass camera function is no different from a cell phone so behave as you would with your phone and ask permission before taking photos or videos of others . '' Fears about privacy around Google Glass have been one of the device 's biggest hurdles on its path toward acceptance . Restaurants have banned them , and complete strangers have confronted testers because of the device 's ability to shoot photos and video . Easing those fears will be important for Google as it moves forward . DO N'T : Be creepy or rude ( aka a `` Glasshole '' ) Yes , Google itself used the derogatory term `` Glasshole '' ( although it 's been massaged into a description of bad behavior , as opposed to its broader meaning as a slur , voiced by some critics , used to describe anybody wearing the headset ) . This is the flip side of the first entry . `` If you 're asked to turn your phone off , turn Glass off as well , '' Google writes . `` Breaking the rules or being rude will not get businesses excited about Glass and will ruin it for other Explorers . '' DO : Take advantage of the Glass voice commands . This is the real advantage of a lot of wearable tech . You do n't have to fiddle around with it like you do a smartphone . But we mostly just like Google 's hypothetical scenarios here : . `` Glass can free your hands up to do other things like golfing , cooking , or juggling flaming torches while balancing on a beach ball . '' DO N'T : Glass out . Google is pushing Glass as a way of getting quick updates or performing quick actions , as a complement to other mobile devices instead of a replacement . `` If you find yourself staring off into the prism for long periods of time you 're probably looking pretty weird to the people around you , '' the post reads . `` So do n't read War and Peace on Glass . '' DO : Use screen lock . Once you 've customized your Glass , bad guys who get their hands on it will have access to your e-mail and other sources of personal information , just as if they 'd snagged your phone or laptop . DO N'T : Wear it and expect to be ignored . Google is treating its Explorers ( many of whom forked over $ 1,500 for the right to say they were first ) as walking billboards for the product . They do n't want those billboards acting like ... well ... Glassholes . `` If you 're worried about someone interrupting that romantic dinner at a nice restaurant with a question about Glass , just take it off and put it around the back of your neck or in your bag , '' says Google . Around the back of your neck ? That sounds like a fashion faux pas -- and another `` do n't '' to us .
Google is offering tips for Google Glass etiquette . Company encourages users to ask permission to shoot photos , video . Score: 7 Do n't be a `` Glasshole , '' it says . Glass connected eyewear is expected to hit the market by the end of the year .