Thursday, May 13, 2004
US bans vouyeristic photos
Interesting note regarding the probable move into law of a directive to stop people invading others privacy with mobile phones and digital cameras, mirroring the issues Peter and I are looking at with respect to peer-to-peer sharing of such images. There is a whole privacy ethic here, but how will they enforce this law? What happens if you take an innocent holiday snap and send it to friends, and there is the background lounging on the park grass is someone in an unfortunate pose - have you broken the law, or not? Will security cameras be subject to the same regulations? What about the t.v. cameramen who focus on attractive people in the crowds at major sporting events - are they covered by this?
The principle is interesting (what is an individual's expectation of privacy when in a public place) but the enforcement is impossible.
Revised: 14 May - Privacy jam on California highway - more uses for peer-to-peer sharing: is this causing social unreast or creating a more just society?
Interesting note regarding the probable move into law of a directive to stop people invading others privacy with mobile phones and digital cameras, mirroring the issues Peter and I are looking at with respect to peer-to-peer sharing of such images. There is a whole privacy ethic here, but how will they enforce this law? What happens if you take an innocent holiday snap and send it to friends, and there is the background lounging on the park grass is someone in an unfortunate pose - have you broken the law, or not? Will security cameras be subject to the same regulations? What about the t.v. cameramen who focus on attractive people in the crowds at major sporting events - are they covered by this?
The principle is interesting (what is an individual's expectation of privacy when in a public place) but the enforcement is impossible.
Revised: 14 May - Privacy jam on California highway - more uses for peer-to-peer sharing: is this causing social unreast or creating a more just society?
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