February 11, 2005
Goodbye to privacy
Nothing new to anyone who follows picturephoning, but snaparazzi articles are always good reading.
Snap-happy citizen paparazzi are on the increase and are likely to make celebrities think twice about appearing in public, writes Steve Dow for The Age.
"If Nicole Kidman isn't able to to go out without being mobbed, then improved technology in the hands of all will soon make public appearances twice as risky.
In just a few years, most Australians will have a mobile camera phone, unleashing potentially millions of citizen paparazzi.
Clandestine images are just the beginning, as we lose control over our public image and privacy laws struggle to keep pace.
The growth in camera phones means newspapers and magazines will receive more pictures of accidents, robberies and beatings, says Greg Borrowman, editor of Australian Hi-Fi. "Everyone will have a camera ready and will be able to use the phone to transmit the images direct to (the newspaper)," he says.
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