August 26, 2005
Mobile Phone Sousveillance In Action Again
The idea of mobile sousveillance/coveillance/equiveillance has got legs, reports Mobhappy, referring to a Flickr Post by a woman that says she snapped a picture of a man that exposed himself in front of her on the New York City subway.
She later took the photo to police, hoping it would help them catch the guy, but apparently he's still at large. His face (and moving hands) are all over the Web now, though.
This picture appeared in boingboing, but interestingly, it was also linked in a comment section of French citizen blog I contribute to, Agoravox, related to an article on citizen informants, asking what guarantees are there that such a picture is authentic.
Relevant stories :
-- "dog-sh..-girl" a test of the Internet's Power to Shame
-- Netizen Debate Ensues Over 'Dog Poop Girl'
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