February 12, 2004
Use of In-Phone Cameras Prompts Bans
Martha Irvine points out that not everyone is a fan of camera phones and as public officials concerned about privacy issues are taking a stand left and right, Irvine has come up with some original bans and security measures:
- A sign at Bazooka's Showgirls, a club with nude dancers in Kansas City ,Mo. , states it clearly: "Fair warning - digital video, picture cell phones will be confiscated and crushed with our sledgehammer!!!"
- Some experts have noticed that a few celebrities are making party guests check their phones (which we've heard before) or batteries (that's a new twist) to prevent photos from going public.
Some new terminology related to camera phones
- Some say it's all part of a trend known as "convergent journalism," allowing anyone to record life's events and share them with the world.
- John Adams, visiting professor of rhetoric and communication at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., calls it "cellphonography." He's been using 20-second video clips taken on his cell phone to make points in class and also sends them to his wife and daughter when he's on business trips.
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