More War against Photography
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bayusuputra
BFA or BSc?
blame this on the terrorists.. sigh..
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
You really can't blame it on terrorists. You can blame it on nanny governments and regular folks that keep saying, "There ought to be a law..."
Sparrow
Veteran
... we voted that particular government out of office last year so perhaps that isn't what regular folk want
dmr
Registered Abuser
I would think that out of 100 Senators and 430-something Representatives, we would have at least one amateur photographer, perhaps even a {gasp!} film or RF fan, who would realize this and be willing to introduce some sanity-based legislation to deal with this.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
It's scary... and I would like to know why is it they go after photographers when there are so many cellphones with cameras which could take photographs undetected...
starless
Well-known
From what I know, it is not illegal in any country to take pictures of anyone or anything, as long as it is in public.
The only provisions that exist (and might be different among countries) regulate the usage of the photo after it's been taken.
The only provisions that exist (and might be different among countries) regulate the usage of the photo after it's been taken.
Sparrow
Veteran
Can I use; self-serving, deceitful, duplicitous and arse-with-both-hands in the same post ... without getting into trouble that is?
Snapper_uk
Well-known
Try taking some photos of jets on a fighter base In Greece and see how far that gets you....
MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
I take it you meant that you don't know which countries have codified prohibitions on public photography, right?
starless
Well-known
Perhaps. Which are those countries?
starless
Well-known
Fine, excluding military bases and such, which is pretty common sense not to photograph anyway.
MC JC86
Negative Nancy.
N. African/Middle Eastern countries (Tunisia, Sudan) come to mind, I'm sure there are more.
Even longer, of course, is this list of places where photography will land in you in hot water, U.S. included, regardless of the law.
Even longer, of course, is this list of places where photography will land in you in hot water, U.S. included, regardless of the law.
chrismoret
RF-addict
People don't realize how much privacy they gave up without a cry. The public gets all worked up about a streetphotographer but don't care they are followed from there frontdoor and back.
Have a cellphone; youre trackable
Used youre creditcard/bankcard; it's known what and were you buy
Got a electronic buscard; registers were en when you travelled.
Electronic trafficspeed systems photographes youre registrationplate.
Got a DSL/cable internet; that bootleg DVD you downloaded, your ISP knows.
And I could go one for a long time. But a guy/gal taking pictures in the street.....It must be a terrorist
(and by typing terrorist in this reply it is monitored by CIA/MI5/BVD 😀😀)
The best thing to do about your privacy is not to worry about it, because you have no privacy what so ever😎
Have a cellphone; youre trackable
Used youre creditcard/bankcard; it's known what and were you buy
Got a electronic buscard; registers were en when you travelled.
Electronic trafficspeed systems photographes youre registrationplate.
Got a DSL/cable internet; that bootleg DVD you downloaded, your ISP knows.
And I could go one for a long time. But a guy/gal taking pictures in the street.....It must be a terrorist
(and by typing terrorist in this reply it is monitored by CIA/MI5/BVD 😀😀)
The best thing to do about your privacy is not to worry about it, because you have no privacy what so ever😎
redisburning
Well-known
the best defense against being hassled by the cops in America (for anything, but this is true of photography in a big way too) is to have white skin.
Also here in Boston the MBTA people and government building security dont seem like they particularly care about taking photos as long as you dont give off the appearance of being a trouble maker (see previous statement). I think on the MBTA website they even acknowledge that people have non nefarious reasons for taking pictures of trains.
In Memphis, well no one seems to care much about anything in general. I took a few pictures of cops arresting people and they honestly didnt care.
Also here in Boston the MBTA people and government building security dont seem like they particularly care about taking photos as long as you dont give off the appearance of being a trouble maker (see previous statement). I think on the MBTA website they even acknowledge that people have non nefarious reasons for taking pictures of trains.
In Memphis, well no one seems to care much about anything in general. I took a few pictures of cops arresting people and they honestly didnt care.
