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HP Experiments with 'Always On' Camera
An anonymous reader writes "Hewlett-Packard researchers in the U.K. are working on a camera that's always on, recording everything you see and letting you go back later and decide what's actually photo-worthy. Raises some serious privacy questions. But as an HP researcher notes, "If your wearable camera is always on ... you're not going to miss any moments, but you're also going to get a load of junk.""
I just fail to see even the remotest connection between your rant and the article. Yes, some things should be private and not be posted to Usenet. So sue the bastards. Every judge will be on your side if your upskirt photos are posted to the web or usenet. Sue the bastard if he films some confidential documents containing trade secrets of your company. But please, don't think even for a second (because you would be deluding yourself) that this has any significance for the case at hand.
These cameras are tools, which can be used for both good and evil, just like cars, guns and P2P. If you outlaw these cameras, only outlaws and perverted voyeurs would have them. It is not your concern what I am filming, just like it is not your concern what I am thinking about when I oogle your breasts. Unless I directly harm you (or it clearly looks like I am going to), you have no right to stop me.
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Yeah, real insightful, Einstein. How about reading the fucking thread before you jump right in like an ass? I didn't start this with a rant, nor did I make a connection between the issues I raised and the technology itself. There are several posts that occurred before mine wherein posters discuss relevant privacy implications, and I responded to one of the posts with an example resulting from the misuse of this technology.