Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/p-04855.html --- From: "Xeni Jardin" <xeniat_private> To: "'Declan McCullagh'" <declanat_private> Subject: politech? 3 items on politics + phonecams/mobiles Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:07:04 -0700 (1) Phonecams banned from Swiss beaches and bathhouses http://boingboing.net/2003_06_01_archive.html#200429014 (some great addtl info in the "discuss" forum for that one) (2) Chinese Govt. arrests cellphone users for text-messaging SARS rumors http://boingboing.net/2003_06_01_archive.html#200430739 (3) All mobiles to be banned from Australian courts over phonecam fears? http://boingboing.net/2003_06_01_archive.html#200432258 --- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:23:13 -0500 Message-Id: <l03010d00bb14be4f907e@[129.7.228.20]> To: declanat_private From: Parks <parksat_private> Subject: Re: FC: Wired's Xeni Jardin on "Phonecam Nation" I've been concerned about the proliferation of these snoop-cams as an invasion of other peoples privacy. Did you see the commercial of people playing poker and one gets a picture from his woman and implied is that its a picture of her, "things she can do" - wink wink. They are using sex to sell these phonecams, what did you expect? I can't wait to hear stories about the interception of these digital images between consenting partners by the sex police. That would be an invasion of the *owner's privacy. I don't believe that the digital portion of the phone (email, text messages, images) is covered by the 4th Amendment. -dp --- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 07:28:06 -0400 From: "W. David Stephenson" <D.Stephensonat_private> Reply-To: D.Stephensonat_private Organization: Stephensonstrategies.com To: declanat_private Subject: Re: FC: Wired's Xeni Jardin on "Phonecam Nation" Declan: this phenomenon (phonomenon?) fits perfectly with my point that homeland security must take into account -- and capitalize on -- personal technology that you or I might already have in hand. I'm convinced there's as much chance that you or I (or, for example, actor James Woods on 8/1/01, when he accurately predicted that two of the guys on his plane were hijackers) will spot a potential terror situation in time to thwart it as there is for the police to do so. .. --David Stephenson -- W. David Stephenson D.Stephensonat_private Stephenson Strategies 335 Main St. Medfield, MA 02052 (508) 359-5112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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