Judging by the gigs of hate-mail we've been recieving today it looks like our suggestion for mandatory flashes on mobile phones has been less than well received. Good. I'm weary of tech companies dodging their responsibility to provide solutions to problems their technology creates. This reminds me of one of our recent campaigns against GMail. You all sent us gigs of hatemail on that one too. Yet all we were doing was sending a signal to Google to get its act together and FIND A DAMNED SOLUTION. They never bothered to do so.
Agreed. The flash proposal is fraught with problems, and it most likely isn't the best solution. But while the likes of Nokia (in their subsequent public statement) completely disown the problem, then we'll be out there promoting heat and debate. There will be a technical solution to the problem of camera voyeurism, and I'd expect to see that solution coming from the likes of slashdot. Bear in mind that this is NOT a proposal for a law; it's a call for industry to get off its behind and find an answer.
Please get your act together folks. You don't seem to be so vitriolic about us when we're hopelessly fighting government over the likes of US VISIT, the PATRIOT Act, PNR or identity cards.
Simon (Privacy International)
Judging by the gigs of hate-mail we've been recieving today it looks like our suggestion for mandatory flashes on mobile phones has been less than well received. Good. I'm weary of tech companies dodging their responsibility to provide solutions to problems their technology creates. This reminds me of one of our recent campaigns against GMail. You all sent us gigs of hatemail on that one too. Yet all we were doing was sending a signal to Google to get its act together and FIND A DAMNED SOLUTION. They never bothered to do so.
Agreed. The flash proposal is fraught with problems, and it most likely isn't the best solution. But while the likes of Nokia (in their subsequent public statement) completely disown the problem, then we'll be out there promoting heat and debate. There will be a technical solution to the problem of camera voyeurism, and I'd expect to see that solution coming from the likes of slashdot.
Please get your act together folks. You don't seem to be so vitriolic about us when we're hopelessly fighting government over the likes of US VISIT, the PATRIOT Act, PNR or identity cards.
Simon (Privacy International)
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Judging by the gigs of hate-mail we've been recieving today it looks like our suggestion for mandatory flashes on mobile phones has been less than well received. Good. I'm weary of tech companies dodging their responsibility to provide solutions to problems their technology creates. This reminds me of one of our recent campaigns against GMail. You all sent us gigs of hatemail on that one too. Yet all we were doing was sending a signal to Google to get its act together and FIND A DAMNED SOLUTION. They never bothered to do so. Agreed. The flash proposal is fraught with problems, and it most likely isn't the best solution. But while the likes of Nokia (in their subsequent public statement) completely disown the problem, then we'll be out there promoting heat and debate. There will be a technical solution to the problem of camera voyeurism, and I'd expect to see that solution coming from the likes of slashdot. Bear in mind that this is NOT a proposal for a law; it's a call for industry to get off its behind and find an answer. Please get your act together folks. You don't seem to be so vitriolic about us when we're hopelessly fighting government over the likes of US VISIT, the PATRIOT Act, PNR or identity cards. Simon (Privacy International)
Judging by the gigs of hate-mail we've been recieving today it looks like our suggestion for mandatory flashes on mobile phones has been less than well received. Good. I'm weary of tech companies dodging their responsibility to provide solutions to problems their technology creates. This reminds me of one of our recent campaigns against GMail. You all sent us gigs of hatemail on that one too. Yet all we were doing was sending a signal to Google to get its act together and FIND A DAMNED SOLUTION. They never bothered to do so. Agreed. The flash proposal is fraught with problems, and it most likely isn't the best solution. But while the likes of Nokia (in their subsequent public statement) completely disown the problem, then we'll be out there promoting heat and debate. There will be a technical solution to the problem of camera voyeurism, and I'd expect to see that solution coming from the likes of slashdot. Please get your act together folks. You don't seem to be so vitriolic about us when we're hopelessly fighting government over the likes of US VISIT, the PATRIOT Act, PNR or identity cards. Simon (Privacy International)