Friday, 4 October 2013

Weekly NDM story

Is it ever OK to photograph strangers on a train?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/04/photograph-strangers-train-tumblr
Boris Johnson
Summary of the story:
This guy, Boris Johnson is willingly photographed on the tube. He says that '  You do not, legally, have to get permission from those you photograph in the street, on the train or sitting on a bus'. This article argues whether its legal to take pictures of strangers on public transport and on streets and upload them up on social networking sites without their promotions.  In addition, according to Boris British law on photographing people in public places is still quite malleable. This means that its okayy for people to take a photo of you without your promotion and they wont be breaking any law. However, on the other hand he also says that these people are doing absolutely nothing wrong, yet their images and faces are still being posted up on the internet and they are being judged by thousands of strangers, all without their knowledge.

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My view on the story:
In my opinion, i think that its unacceptable for any individual to take a shot of someone without their promotion and upload them on social networking sites such as Tumblr , Twitter and on blogs and invite comments from other users as this is going against human right and privacy but obvious exceptions aside, photographing those who have committed a criminal act for example, these Tumblrs are often just a cover for collective bullying. However, you cannot expect the same degree of privacy in a public space that you have in the home. To conclude, i don't think its not such a big deal and what kind of world would we live in if everyone adopted your attitude? There is a solution which is adopted by millions of woman worldwide which is to wear the full face covering hijab. And as far as I know, there is no law in the UK that prevents sensitive men from wearing a similar covering.

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