And lo on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:08:46 +0100, Jim Henderson  
<nos### [at] nospamcom> did spake, saying:

> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:48:48 +0100, Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> And lo on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:37:41 +0100, Mike Raiford
>> <mra### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Sabrina Kilian wrote:
>>>
>>>> The businesses using it have money, so that law doesn't apply to them.
>>>> In the US, we only bust kids playing with computers and charge them
>>>> with being cyber terrorists.
>>>
>>> The "terrorist" du jour appears to be a woman and her father taking
>>> pictures of butterflies on petunias.
>>
>> On a similar note we've just had the story of someone being asked to
>> stop taking photos of a kiddies paddling pool - the someone in question
>> being an 82-year old women taking pictures of an empty pool.
>>
>> The staff member was just rigorously following the ISRM guidelines that
>> cleverly don't distinguish between a populated and unpopulated area.
>
> Why is this discussion making me think "In communist Russia...." lines?

Possibly because we have a PM that's been referred to as Stalin?

As I said the problem was with the guidelines -

1. With digital cameras getting smaller and with no need for third-party  
processing the ability to misuse images increases.
2. Obviously people in changing rooms, locker rooms, swimming pools etc  
are particularly susceptible to this.
3. Therefore make a rule banning cameras from those areas.

This is the rule that the staff get told and they're certainly not paid to  
think (and would no doubt be reprimanded if they did) so the fact that the  
reason for the rule existing does not apply in these circumstances has no  
bearing on the application of the rule.

Quote: "We have to walk a fine line between protecting the children who  
use this popular paddling pool and the interests of the community as a  
whole. A lot of people are more concerned about the safety of their  
children these days so it is appropriate that our staff are aware of who  
is taking photos in the area."

Not a hint that the guidelines might need tweaking.

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Phil Cook

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