Links For Thursday 18th June 2009
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Proving once again that there is no idea for a web app that I can have that someone else hasn't already had, and won't do better.
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Google cache link to a policeman's blog about what they've been told re: photography. (blog presumably removed following Night Jack Fiasco.) Key quote: "What we are definitely not supposed to do is delete your photos from your camera. If an officer really thinks your photos are being used for terror purposes, deleting them would be destroying the evidence (and probably criminal damage to boot). If the officer does not believe you are a terrorist as a result of the search, then he or she should return the camera and the rest of your belongings, give you a record of the search, thank you very much for your time, smile and move on."
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A good example of how knowing your rights dealing with and a situation politely and calmly can make all the difference in the world. Key thing to remember: the police have the power to look at your photos, but *not* to request you delete them.
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An updated version of the UK photographers rights guide for 2009, taking into account all the changes in the law. Worth printing out/memorising. Note the gotcha on the second page re: taking photos in "prohibited locations".
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And here's the rub on that gotcha – there *is* no publically available list of prohibited places. Which makes things quite interesting.