Korea: Beeping Prevents Peeping

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:08:24 +0000
From: Goncalo <goncalo () mail eunet pt>

Hello.

For IP if you like.

Regards
Goncalo

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http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,61197,00.html

"Alarmed at the use of camera phones to catch individuals in compromising
situations, South Korea has ordered manufacturers to ensure that all new
handsets emit a beep whenever a picture is taken.

In one notable case, a woman used her camera phone to snap naked women in one
of the country's popular public sauna baths, and then sold the photographs to
a website.

"New camera-equipped phones are required to make a sound with at least a
65-decibel level when a picture is taken and the function can't be switched
off if users change their phone to a silent mode," the telecommunications
ministry said in a statement.

Parliament is considering other measures to address privacy issues stemming
from the intrusive use of camera phones and digital cameras."

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