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A Camera Phone Code of Conduct

By The Pullins Group LLC

Is a voluntary Camera Phone of Conduct needed to help prevent invasions of privacy?  Attorney Eric Sinrod and the Consumer Electronics Association thinks so.  Here are their suggestions and they seem to be good ones:

1. Camera phones should not be used where photographic equipment is typically banned, such as in museums, move theaters, and live performances. Users should be on the lookout for signs posted in public places that address whether photographic equipment is banned.
2. Camera phones should not be used in public areas that normally are considered private by people who use them, such as bathrooms, changing rooms and gym locker rooms.
3. Camera phones should not be used without authorization to record or transfer confidential information. This may apply within a corporate, government or educational environment.
4. Camera phones should not be used to take photographs of individuals without their knowledge or consent.
5. Users should be cautious about taking photos of people under the age of 18.
6. Users should refrain from using the camera function of a phone when operating a motor vehicle.
7. Camera phone users should always respect the privacy of others. Photography of individuals without their consent, and when and where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, may violate applicable laws.

Scott A. Pullins, Esq.
Publisher,
The Pullins Report

Full post as published by The Pullins Report on January 22, 2009 (boomark / email).