FC: Another note from Xeni Jardin on phonecams, privacy, laws

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Previous Politech message:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04855.html

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From: "Xeni Jardin" <xeni () xeni net>
To: "'Declan McCullagh'" <declan () well com>
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

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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:23:13 -0500
Message-Id: <l03010d00bb14be4f907e@[129.7.228.20]>
To: declan () well com
From: Parks <parks () uhibpd phys uh edu>
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


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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 07:28:06 -0400
From: "W. David Stephenson" <D.Stephenson () stephensonstrategies com>
Reply-To: D.Stephenson () stephensonstrategies com
Organization: Stephensonstrategies.com
To: declan () well com
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
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W. David Stephenson
D.Stephenson () Stephensonstrategies com
Stephenson Strategies
335 Main St.
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 359-5112




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