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New Law Will Require Camera Phones To "Click"
An anonymous reader writes "A new bill is being introduced called the Camera Phone Predator Alert Act, which would require any mobile phone containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the phone's camera. It would also prohibit such a phone from being equipped with a means of disabling or silencing the tone."
And because it's a law, there will be no way to circumvent this.
What next, requiring digital camcorders to make that old 8mm sounds while recording?
A high pitch noise whenever the mic is turned on.
I was worried that congress had stuff to address that actually matters.
Just use a high definition camera with hours of recording time. You'll have lots of fun with that, I guess.
I'm glad to see that someone's stepping up to fill Katherine Harris's crazy shoes.
Expect to see a lot more ads for: "UPSKIRT SHOTS OF DEAF CHIKZ!1one." They should really require a strobe light to go off at the same time as the shutter sound.
... at a picture of my dog.
If you can't be good, be good at it!
At which time, I, as the wiley "bad guy", press the button telling the camera to make the clicking noise when taking a picture. After the mean ol'cop has left, I press it again and resume taking illicit photos of manhole covers.... ohh.. look, that one has some bubble gum stuck in the lettering.
Wait, the "Video Phone Predator Act" is in preparation, it requires all video-capable phones to make a government-mandated "heavy breathing" noise when filming.
Next, the "Spy Glass Predator Act" will make it necessary for any hidden camera to marked with blinking red/blue LEDs and make a "pshooost!" sound each time it takes a frame.
And finally, we have the bi-partisan "Window Predator Act", which requires all Glass Windows to be painted in black. This bill was sponsored by the Ink Manufacturers Association of America (IMAA).
Happily Obama has promised "transparency", so the windows are probably safe.
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Clearly you haven't met my wife.
Next will have complaints from parents whose children's recitals are marred by clicking cell phones...
I don't think it's the click that will be marring the children's rectals...
I, as the wiley "bad guy", press the button telling the camera to make the clicking noise when taking a picture.
Oh wow, you're advanced. I would have just made clicking sounds with my mouth.
Nevermind that, you could open up the phone and cut the wire to the speaker! So not only does this leave a large area to interpretation, it's easy to circumvent with a little determination.
And then I could also cut the wire to the earpiece speaker, and then my phone also wouldn't have to play those annoying "mother/wife/boss talking" sounds.
They'll require it make the sound of a movie reel being played in a theater.
*Click click click clickclickclick*
Stupidity only gets you so far, then you've gotta try
Probably a rare occurrence, but this means bystanders won't be able to photograph crimes in progress without alerting criminals.
On the bright side, the cops will have to stop beating the guy cuffed on the ground to confiscate your camera and start beating you.
Kwisatz Haderach
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This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
My first project with a clicking cellphone, will be to replace the clicking sound with a 8.0 Richter scale flatulent sound.
"Hey, did you just take a picture of me?"
"Hey, dumb-ass, can't you tell the difference between a camera click and a fart?"
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
For one thing, this law would do NOTHING to alert deaf victims they are being photographed! Some of them could be kids!
...marring the children's rectals...
That is quite a freudian slip there buddy.
Recitals; yeah that would be the word you are looking for.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
At which time, I, as the wiley "bad guy", press the button telling the camera to make the clicking noise when taking a picture. After the mean ol'cop has left
I had a "friend" once who had a similar button in his car that would disable his brake lights. He made a living for a few years by getting "accidentally" rear-ended. Always managed to flip 'em back on by the time the cops showed up.
Of course, said friend later died in a shootout with the police at a meth lab so I guess he wasn't born into the deep end of the gene pool.....
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Why would you need a CE stamp in the US?
And a phone without a speaker is useful for...What exactly?
Taking perverted pictures of the guy in the next stall over ;)
Senator Craig, is that you?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Mistress? Look, I've got enough problems maintaining the needs of one woman. Why would I voluntarily adopt the stress of a second woman?
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Besides, if my mistress was calling me, I'm certain she'd be yammering about how I never bring her flowers or that I'm not serious about our relationship. Leave the tape in place
Silent camera phones are an important instrument to keep authorities in check.
The right of the people to keep and bear cell phone cameras shall not be infringed?
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Godzilla?
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
In the U.S., if they put encryption on the code that locks the clicking noise in place, then it would be a DMCA violation to hack the phone not to click. Isn't that just the most flexible piece of legislation?
to "click it or ticket"
Is there actually something that Japanese men don't want to take pictures of?
FTA - "While its a good gesture, I do not believe having such a law would deter criminals from hacking their camera phones to take pictures in inappropriate ways.
What's an inappropriate way to take a picture? Hitting the shutter button with your wang?
o.O
In similar news, lawmakers will require all horseless carriages (we call them "cars") to periodically whinny like a horse. (Ford Escorts do that anyhow after it rains, although I don't know if it's intentional.)
Table-ized A.I.
"Ziiiiiip...."
Ahhh - That's what they tried to do with handguns
They wanted handguns to "Click" when used ? They better use a very loud sound to cover the gunshot.
Of course, said friend later died in a shootout with the police at a meth lab so I guess he wasn't born into the deep end of the gene pool.....
That's the best thing about the gene pool - there's no lifeguard. I really wish they'd take those warning stickers off hairdryers and such, though. Some of these 'tards are living long enough to reproduce.
Seriously why isn't this in the article summery?
It would take less than a sentence. Can the mods please wake up and at least require a bare minimum standard?
Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a camera phone out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking shutter button 'til it goes "click."
Authority questions you. Return the favor.
Ahhh - That's what they tried to do with handguns, and actually did in Massachusetts.
They must have already passed that in Missouri too -- all of our handguns make a noise when they are fired. They seem to be permanently set on the 'car backfiring' setting too. I tried changing mine to 'birds chirping' to be less conspicuous, and all I ended up with was a bunch of dead birds.
JESUS CHRIST! DON'T GIVE THEM ANY FUCKING IDEAS!
Fuck! Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
things that Japanese men want to take pictures of
Tentacles?
... friends don't let friends vote Democrat.
Don't rush me, Sonny. You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
Disagree. If you had had the gridlock before they spent that $43 billion then you wouldn't have this problem....
I'm already working on the application to play the accompanying ragtime piano.
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