NTT Docomo has said it was implemented « to prevent secret filming or other privacy issues. » A SoftBank spokesman gave me a similar answer: « When we first offered camera phones and the ‘sha-mail’ service around 2000, we requested that manufacturers make the shutter sound compulsory, even on manner mode. »
Source : Japan’s noisy iPhone problem
Fed up with pedestrians who can’t take their eyes off the screen, the government is obliged nevertheless to try and save their lives. It will implement a six month trial of the traffic lights at a cost of A$250,000.
Source : Australia is putting traffic lights in the ground because you’re glued to your phone
Hoping to raise concerns about the potential misuses of FindFace, Tsvetkov seems to have inspired a particularly nasty effort to identify and harass Russian women who appear in pornography.
Source : Facial Recognition Service Becomes a Weapon Against Russian Porn Actresses – Global Voices Advocacy
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