Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could you name one of these countries? Canada is the only country I am aware of where there is any such issue. The Privacy Commissioner has expressed concern about municipalities or law enforcement using widespread surveillance cameras but that certainly doesn't mean there aren't any. There are lots. Moreover there are explicit exceptions within the privacy guidelines for artistic and journalistic endeavors. France and Quebec have stiffer privacy laws than other places but this only applies to the publication of photographs NOT the taking of them. John Brownlow On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 05:25 AM, animal wrote: > Some background.The technology now exists to video a street analyze > faces in > "real time" and id everybody.In some countries it was decided to outlaw > this.So there you need somebodies consent before recording him or her > or > their belongings. > To call these laws fascistic just shows ignorance. > Worse even one could argue the opposite > that countries that dont have these laws, > usually the same which are not prevented by law to screen their > citizens > mail be it electronic or conventional, > do not allow a free press anymore in war zones and even have a policy > of > active disinformation are > at best operating under some sort of martial law. > sorry for the ot > simon - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html