Bob Talbot: > In the UK now (news) most passers by's faces are now blurred out routinely. Is it illegal to show them? Maybe not. But the media may well be liable for any damages resulting from doing so. Heck, the accidental subject may be "thowing a sickie" from work, out for a walk with thier mistress, on a witness protection program ... seems your news media fear litigation Bob.. where did this come from, this sort of thing is not historically British ? damn, now you've got me thinking about OUR media in Oz and on reflection I seem to only see solitary faces in shots these days, the 'busy' scenes, the groups of faces, the street shots all seem to have dissapeared! hmm. Our society has become litigous in a way it never was ten years ago - maybe our 'news' media is nervous about law suites now .. I certainly can't see them doing it out of respect (avoiding misrepresenting) for people! a shame. k
