Rep. Peter King (R-Long Island) has introduced a bill that would require camera phones to "make a sound" when taking a picture (which may actually make some reluctant to snap a shot of an underground perv). Wired is reporting that "The move is part of the 'Camera Phone Predator Alert Act' and the idea is to ensure privacy and safety of the public, especially children," something that Japan has already required of their snap-happy citizens. They note that the bill likely won't pass in its current form, and if it does clicktones will be the new ringtones. But will they be loud enough to alert sleepy subway riders? Some call it out for being another anti-camera scheme, and ask, "why not require every man to wear a bell around his neck...in case he might sneak up on a child?"
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