Proposed US legislation could, if adopted, force manufacturers to produce cameraphones that issue audible warnings each time you snap anything from friends and family to your neighbour’s bloomers on the washing line.
The Camera Phone Predator Alert Act – put forward earlier this month by New York Republican Peter King - is …
If people are willing to ignore existing laws, what the heck makes them think they'll abide by this one?
And if I was a dirty pervert, a phone camera is the last thing I'd pick to take my ill-gotten images. There'es tonnes better choices from tiny wireless spy cameras to proper point and shoot cameras that are as small as a phone anyway (but higher quality images).
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US considers audible warnings for cameraphones
Proposed US legislation could, if adopted, force manufacturers to produce cameraphones that issue audible warnings each time you snap anything from friends and family to your neighbour’s bloomers on the washing line. The Camera Phone Predator Alert Act – put forward earlier this month by New York Republican Peter King - is …
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Posted Wednesday 28th January 2009 17:57 GMT
Tim Rogers
Well that's paedophilia solved then #
Some sort of audible warning on guns to stop drive-bys maybe?
Posted Thursday 29th January 2009 10:17 GMT
Ian
Great! #
Lets ban something too, while we're at it.
Posted Thursday 29th January 2009 12:27 GMT
Tim Bates
Pretty stupid really. #
If people are willing to ignore existing laws, what the heck makes them think they'll abide by this one?
And if I was a dirty pervert, a phone camera is the last thing I'd pick to take my ill-gotten images. There'es tonnes better choices from tiny wireless spy cameras to proper point and shoot cameras that are as small as a phone anyway (but higher quality images).
Posted Thursday 29th January 2009 12:27 GMT
Nameless Faceless Computer User
I see a problem with this #
Why wouldn't the perv just use a small digital camera without audio rather than a cell phone with?
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