I'll agree with you on "home of pointless". I can see situations in which people don't want to be photographed and I personally hate to be photographed. But, it's a little ironic that this is coming up before London where the average person is caught on CCTV anywhere from 70-300 times/day. Of course, not everyone has access to that - i.e., that doesn't get posted on Facebook. In many activities in which you participate, it's very common when you sign up that you agree to the photographing etc. - my son ended up on the cover of a summer camp brochure one time because of this. And, I had my picture posted on an outdoor company's FB page almost immediately when I was in Hawaii whale watching. One could see situations where this could be problematic for someone's personal safety (e.g., a ugly and possibly dangerous child custody situation or stalker). So, I wouldn't want to minimize someone that might have a concern that falls into that category, but at the same time given the proliferation of cameras, I think it's an impossibility to even think this would work.
Mary.
On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 8:38 AM, Joe Touch <touch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This seems to be pointless* the moment anyone steps into any public area - whether inside the venue or outside.
In many such places, you are already being photographed anyway - by companies (hotels, conference venues), governments (crime cams, traffic cams), and individuals (security cameras, anyone taking a selfie).
Joe
* admittedly, the IETF is frequently the “home of pointless”… ;-)
