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Japanese iPhone has setting to protect women from 'upskirt' attacks
The iPhone 3G in Japan has a special feature unique to that country: the camera always makes a conspicuous 'shutter' sound when a picture is taken, even when the phone is set to 'silent' mode.
The loud shutter sound is supposed to deter voyeurs from taking sneaky pictures up women’s’ skirts - or down their tops.
In Japan, upskirt and downblouse shots have become increasingly popular with the advent of high-resolution camera phones.
As a result, all cell phones sold in Japan make a conspicuous shutter sound, or say the word “cheese” when a snap is taken, according to Nobuyuki Hayashi, a tech reporter based in Tokyo. On almost all new cell phones, the camera shutter sound can not be muted, Hayashi says.
“Some manufacturers have even put louder shutter sound,” he reports.
The shutter on the first iPhone sold in Japan could be muted in silent mode; an anomaly that many wondered whether Apple would correct in the iPhone 3G, Hayashi says.
Apple did: The shutter sound cannot be turned off, even in silent mode, Hayashi says.
Is it not a little scary that so-called 'upskirts' are such a phenomenon in Japan (and elsewhere, no doubt) that local phone technology has to find ways to protect women from such abuse?
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Sorry I Missed Your Party - Internet voyeurism at its lowest
It's Friday, and before you head out for a weekend of good times, consider the existence of sorryimissedyourparty.com, a blog devoted to pictures of other people's parties found on photo-sharing site Flickr.
In a world where anything you do is just a point-shoot-and-click away from the Internet - this site reminds us that we can all be stars, or possibly have our lives ruined, in the blink of a lens.
Oh, and be forewarned... much of the linkage is seriously NSFW. It's Friday, and before you head out for a weekend of good times, consider the existence of sorryimissedyourparty.com, a blog devoted ... more -
Family Friendly Sex Club
Ever wanted to know who's wild enough to run a sex club? What if it were run by a family?
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Neighbors through windows
Raul Gutierrez points to a project underway by Gail Albert Halaban: to photograph those odd "window neighbors" who can see other -- sometimes up close -- but don't actually live next door. She wants to make images of the view looking both ways -- so it's both an art project and a kind of, er, introduction service?
I'm always startled, when walking around SF, to find a window at street level... glance in... and see people! Like, right there! It's so oddly intimate, especially for a child of the suburbs, where windows were always far away, across a guarded swath of green.
P.S. Gutierrez is an eerily good writer. Subscribe to his blog now. Raul Gutierrez points to a project underway by Gail Albert Halaban: to photograph those odd "window neighbors" who can see other -- so... more -
The Wolf Watchers - animal obsession in the 21st century
Rick stands knee-deep in snow, the freezing air steaming around him during a blizzard. He chooses to spend his retirement observing wolf packs, surrounded by the breathtaking backdrop of Yellowstone National Park. He has worked his way up and down the same valley everyday for the last 7 years and is one of a new breed of (obsessed?) nature enthusiasts, the wolf watchers……… The modern era, capitalism and industrialization, saw the American relationship with nature and animals change at a never before seen rate. Our relationship with animals is now idealized and distorted, and we constantly mourn their loss from our everyday lives. Although we keep the animal in a state of perpetual dying by representations in mass media globally, zoos, parks and pets, these actions are more to further enforce their marginalization and subjugation to human authority. The Yellowstone wolf watchers seek out their contact in the more authentic setting of Yellowstone National Park, even though this is not the definition of wilderness they believe it to be. The wolf watchers are under the same cultural influences that occur throughout society and result in their scopophilic fascination with wolves, but this voyeurism also facilitates a contribution to a unique scientific study of this historically mythologized and only recently reintroduced animal.
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Hidden camera: good for your sex life?
Michael Alvear of British TV show “Sex Inspectors” on how putting cameras in the house captured a candid, and unexpected view of couples’ relationships. Michael Alvear of British TV show “Sex Inspectors” on how putting cameras in the house captured a candid, and unexpected view of coupl... more
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I know where you work! Or at least what it looks like.
Office snapshots shows us all how the offices of companies like Twitter, Threadless, Skype, Mozilla, etc look. Strangely interesting, like peeking into the apartment of a famous person. Office snapshots shows us all how the offices of companies like Twitter, Threadless, Skype, Mozilla, etc look. Strangely interesting, ... more
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Baby Born with Two Heads in Mozambique
I feel like part of the machine of voyeurism that has swept over this planet like a plague of debauchery. Look, Look, Look, Look, Look. Our culture is all about looking. Look at that, Oh My Goodness Look at this!
Human curiosity I suppose. Since you know its probably not fair to oogle at the misfortune of this poor child then you should probably take the moral high ground and not click the link at all.
You too will become part of that great voyeuristic mechanism set to expose and uncover all of humanities fears, anxieties, triumphs and tragedies.
I feel like part of the machine of voyeurism that has swept over this planet like a plague of debauchery. Look, Look, Look, Look, Look... more -
Perfect 4th Date in New York -- Beautiful Japanese Photos - Sex in Public Places
these really are quite beautiful - surely its wrong to take pictures of bods getting it on in public yet there's something quite romantic about it all -- hope this comes to London soon... I'd love to know how this guy gets his pictures.. surely pod worthy? these really are quite beautiful - surely its wrong to take pictures of bods getting it on in public yet there's something quite roman... more
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NYC Council Takes Up Bill to Ban Voyeurism
But how do you define voyeurism? How do you prove such violations? And what would have happened in "Rear Window" if this bill had passed then? But how do you define voyeurism? How do you prove such violations? And what would have happened in "Rear Window" if this bill had pass... more
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Celebritity Homes, On Google Maps
For your voyeuristic pleasures...
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