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How the Camera Phone Changed the World

Posted by Zonk on from the peeping-phone dept.

theodp writes "Ten years after the amazing Philippe Kahn married a cell phone and a digital camera to capture the birth of daughter Sophie, Slate takes a look at the impact of the camera phone, the gadget that perverts, vigilantes, and celebrity stalkers can all agree on. 'With this kind of device,' Kahn told Wired, 'you're going to see the best and the worst of things.'"

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  1. Sophie by tsa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wrote a few stories about Sophie, see here.

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  2. Internet Martyr (TM) by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm sorry (and will probably get modded down as a troll) this is one invention I could certainly do without.

    The unfortunate difference between an Internet martyr and a real martyr is that the real martyrs end up dead. Although, maybe Internet martyrs are just real ones posting from beyond the grave.