Comments on: A Downside to Banning Silent Cell Phone Cameras? http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:45:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mobileworld http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-65863 mobileworld Tue, 05 May 2009 23:43:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-65863 I don't think silent mobile cameras are the the real problem. It's the wrong use of them. Same is the case with many useful things around that are part of our life. If some dunk driver hit and kill someone while speeding, should we ban alcohol or cars. I don't think silent mobile cameras are the the real problem. It's the wrong use of them. Same is the case with many useful things around that are part of our life. If some dunk driver hit and kill someone while speeding, should we ban alcohol or cars.

]]> By: mobileworld http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-61971 mobileworld Tue, 05 May 2009 19:43:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-61971 I don't think silent mobile cameras are the the real problem. It's the wrong use of them. Same is the case with many useful things around that are part of our life. If some dunk driver hit and kill someone while speeding, should we ban alcohol or cars. I don't think silent mobile cameras are the the real problem. It's the wrong use of them. Same is the case with many useful things around that are part of our life. If some dunk driver hit and kill someone while speeding, should we ban alcohol or cars.

]]> By: mobileworld http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-59251 mobileworld Tue, 05 May 2009 18:43:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-59251 I don't think silent mobile cameras are the the real problem. It's the wrong use of them. Same is the case with many useful things around that are part of our life. If some dunk driver hit and kill someone while speeding, should we ban alcohol or cars. I don't think silent mobile cameras are the the real problem. It's the wrong use of them. Same is the case with many useful things around that are part of our life. If some dunk driver hit and kill someone while speeding, should we ban alcohol or cars.

]]> By: alvaaclay1980 http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-59169 alvaaclay1980 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:10:15 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-59169 There’s a case to be made that in some situations, it might actually be a good thing for people to have cell phones equipped with silent cameras. What about somebody who’s being assaulted, or mugged, or <a href="http://www.mocospacereviews.com/mocospacecom.php" rel="nofollow">mocospace.com</a> raped and wants to photograph their attacker but fears retaliation? Or someone who’s just witnessed a crime There’s a case to be made that in some situations, it might actually be a good thing for people to have cell phones equipped with silent cameras. What about somebody who’s being assaulted, or mugged, or mocospace.com raped and wants to photograph their attacker but fears retaliation? Or someone who’s just witnessed a crime

]]> By: Awesomer Jason http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-57753 Awesomer Jason Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:00:43 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-57753 Since "bullies" are typically physically bigger than the unpopular kids they pick on, wouldn't they just point and laugh while taking said locker room photo? A camera going click isn't going to stop the bullying. In fact I'd predict the opposite would happen where a classmate would use a camera to capture bullying. Since “bullies” are typically physically bigger than the unpopular kids they pick on, wouldn't they just point and laugh while taking said locker room photo? A camera going click isn't going to stop the bullying. In fact I'd predict the opposite would happen where a classmate would use a camera to capture bullying.

]]> By: Jason http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-57714 Jason Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:41:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-57714 While internet predation and pedophilia is part of the problem, the biggest reason is internet bullying. Unpopular students are photographed in the school changerooms by bullies and then the pictures are posted online. While internet predation and pedophilia is part of the problem, the biggest reason is internet bullying. Unpopular students are photographed in the school changerooms by bullies and then the pictures are posted online.

]]> By: dm http://techliberation.com/2009/01/27/a-downside-to-banning-silent-cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-57713 dm Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:27:06 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=15984#comment-57713 This policy has been in place in Japan for some time.<br><br>And you're quite right that the bad guys do employ cameras concealed in various ways --- but they always have done so. <br><br>I suspect that this policy is more for the comfort of the people around the cell-phone user (particularly in locker rooms and similar environments). This policy has been in place in Japan for some time.

And you're quite right that the bad guys do employ cameras concealed in various ways — but they always have done so.

I suspect that this policy is more for the comfort of the people around the cell-phone user (particularly in locker rooms and similar environments).

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