Is it correct to carry camera mobile phones?

[scorpio]

Hi all,

Cell phone to today's necessity. It is one electronic invention that is constantly improved with new features. Camera mobiles are catching up in India in a big way and thanks to pampering parents, most of the college students / HS students have cell phones.

The recent MMS scandal in Delhi and subsequent bans on camera mobiles by many colleges /schools have brought us to one question - Is it ethical to carry camera mobiles which gives us the liberty to take a snap of anyone without his /her knowledge and consent?

When cameras are banned in Indian airports /planes, what rule applies to carrying a camera cell phone?

If you alreday own a camera mobile, for what purpose do u use the camera?

[Surya]

I use a camera phone, but I just use it to play around with friends. Send pics to each other, etc. Camera phones aren't a nessicity, but just fun.

[Sandeep]

There is nothing unethical in carrying camera phone. But yes it makes taking snaps without permission easier. The point on airport and other secured areas is interesting. That is a risk that our security departments should be aware of.

[aravindhan]

When cameras are banned in Indian airports /planes, what rule applies to carrying a camera cell phone?

Cameras are not banned; taking photos with a camera is. I expect the same applies to camera phones as well.

[Surya]

Just because a few people misuse them, it's not right to ban camera phones all together! Crack down on the people that do like that pervert in Delhi!

Regards. 8)

[blahblah]

Camera phones has nothing unethical about them.But I am of the opinion that it should not be allowed in schools or colleges.It is necessarily a distraction and students surely do not need it at school.Such a step should be taken in order to ensure discipline which is a vital part of education.

[scorpio]

Aravindhan,

I stand corrected.. The thing is, it is lot easier to just take a click with yr mobile as opposed to using camera in such prohibited places.

Anna University in Chennai has banned camera mobiles in their campus. Do you all think we should allow them in workplaces when there is a risk of we being photographed without knowledge?

If any of you use a camera mobile, can you tell for what purpose u use the camera?

[lordstanher]

I've come across this topic even in msn groups....personally I feel tat camera phones r rather unnecessary in today's age of advanced dig. technology in cameras alone.....for eg. if u want cameras tat r convenient, u can get sum tat r small/light/easy to carry.....and in ne case, pics. in a 'normal' camera r always better than those in a mobile phone! w/ more facilities to adjust the image properties etc....!
But tat is one thing. The major prob. is tat in countries like ours, known 4 the harassment tat women face in public and seldom get ne justice thanks to our lax laws, guys who get such gadgets will usually feel free to misuse them against girls/women.....Hence I do agree w/ scorpio tat camera phones r popular 4 the simple reason tat it is easier and more discrete to click pics. w/ them in 'prohibited' places as opposed to taking out a camera in full public view, which gets u caught!
Otherwise, I've noticed tat over here in Singapore, camera phones had become popular even b4 they did in India, yet there hav been no public incidents of misuse, unlike tat ugly DPS one in our 'cultural' land! This is bcos the law over here is far more stringent, so such gadgets don't make ppl. paranoid here!

[scorpio]

Well, in that case, it is high time India has such laws in place to prevent misuse. As usual, it is the youth who get spoilt /addicted quickly. Indian girls, being little conservative by mind set may not also come out in public against such gadgets which are clear intrusions of privacy.

[Shakthiprabha.]

//Is it ethical to carry camera mobiles which gives us the liberty to take a snap of anyone without his /her knowledge and consent?//

So many issues have become unethical. NOT BECAUSE of the invention or extensive usage. But because of the cultural influence it has on the society.

Taking a snap of anyone without knowledge is dangerous.
But there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING which we can do bout it.

With tech improvemnt of merging, and other image playing,
anyone can do anything with any photographs. Still, THERE IS
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING we can do bout it.

///If you alreday own a camera mobile, for what purpose do u use the camera? ///

1. Handy 2. carrying the same becomes easier. 3.TWO IN ONE
PURPOSE.

WEll, ages back, television was considered unethical.
Every invention was, and would be considered the same.
It is up to the society to misuse or not to misuse it.

What laws can u lay? To what extent can we prevent the
use of these?

May be usage of such mobiles can be banned in educational
instt alone.BUT PROBLEM WOULD NEVER END THERE.