By: Pat May
For someone who talks about this being a “study”, you obviously don’t have a clue how they are run. You need to have permission to conduct any form of research involving human subjects, this is...
View ArticleBy: Pat Furrie
Am I missing something here? So much concern over the privacy non-issue, a little concern over the installing of software issue, but no concern over his piping of data out of the store? If I were...
View ArticleBy: Chris Bautista
the Secret Service is interested with his code as @Mahery mentioned so they can spy on you at home.
View ArticleBy: Jason Vicinanza
One wonders why Apple was not interrogated by the secret service after they tracked their users of the iPhone.
View ArticleBy: Renise Black
I think this is a fascinating study and worth giving some thought. We ARE social animals and we can only guess at the long term effect of computers on our species. I find it fascinating that he noticed...
View ArticleBy: noruleofthirds
Pat: Yes, that’s what I’m saying. I have had my photo taken by street photographers without my knowledge several times; it was no big deal. But aside from my “having a problem with it” or not, it is...
View ArticleBy: noruleofthirds
A useful resource re: privacy rights and photography. “Members of the public have a very limited scope of privacy rights when they are in public places. Basically, anyone can be photographed without...
View ArticleBy: Vic Berggren
We consumers hand our credit cards to Apple employee’s in front of these computers. Perhaps there is concern on that part regarding the Secret Service though it sounds as if it would have been...
View ArticleBy: Ford Focus ST
Just another example of the evils of Apple. If I were a PC company, I would send this guy a free PC laptop.
View ArticleBy: Rich Haslam
Geez, what’s next Apple? TSA agents screening potential iPhone buyers at your store? Another reason NOT to buy a rotten apple.
View ArticleBy: cheatonus
As interesting as this project was he should have gotten permission from Apple. And there should have been signs posted in the store letting people know their photographs may be taken and used in a...
View ArticleBy: kevinmschreiner
The Secret Services also plans to collect home photo albums which contain shots of strangers who did not approve their appearance in the background of photographs of your family and friends.
View ArticleBy: Chelsey Mullins
This is NOT spying. You DO NOT have to give consent to be photographed or recorded while in the public domain!!!
View ArticleBy: George Dodge
Calling something “art” isn’t carte blanche to illegally record private citizens. Nevermind how tenuously the art monicker hangs on writing a program that does all the photographic duties on behalf of...
View ArticleBy: Anselm Marie
Skip Fredricks: Actually the FBI did investigate the Playstation hack http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20059709-504083.html
View ArticleBy: Bill Clay
“He did ask for permission.” No, he asked if he could take pictures with a hand held camera inside the store. He didn’t ask, “Do you mind if I install software on your computers and then use your...
View ArticleBy: noruleofthirds
In terms of photographing the customers, he’s perfectly within his rights. The only places that one cannot legally photograph people without their permission is when they have a “reasonable expectation...
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