December 12, 2003
Photomoblogging a crime in Hungary?
This is an excerpt from a Reuters article, posted on Saleem's journal in TheFeature.com and also published on CNN.
"Hungary moved on Thursday to stop users of new camera mobile phones from taking and sending snapshots of people without their permission.
Hungary's data protection ombudsman ruled Thursday [Dec. 11] that mobile telephone users who transmit pictures of people who are unaware of being photographed are liable to prosecution, and their cellular service providers could be, too.
Ombudsman Attila Peterfalvi said he started an investigation after one of Hungary's three cellular providers ran an advertisement saying: "If you see a good-looking girl or guy on the street, don't hesitate to share the aesthetic experience with your friends via MMS (multimedia messaging)."
Cellular phones equipped with small cameras are selling fast in Hungary, where mobile penetration is a high 75.2 percent".
Saleem Khan for TheFeature.com feels "there are legitimate concerns, such as more intimate privacy invasions of the type that might fall into the realm of vice, but that it's just not realistic to expect you can force people to suddenly stop doing it by threatening them with legal action. Look at how well that approach has worked for the music industry and its problems."
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