The relentless march of technology enhances our lives. We are entertained with ever bigger flat TV screens ! Car safety is increased with multiple air bags ! Money is instantly available 24/7 from ATM terminals ! The list seems endless !
Unfortunately there is also a downside !
Along with the rise of communications bestowed by computers, the internet and the mobile phone - has come the digital camera. For the first time both still and movie pictures can be taken by ordinary citizens and processed without the aid of a photo lab - and that digital camera is now part of every mobile phone.
This awesome technology has created new hazards to privacy. The presence of a mobile phone in every persons pocket or purse has opened up opportunities to embarrass - and in extreme cases to do permanent damage to reputations.
" Sexting " - where young people are pressured to exchange nude photos of themselves has become rife - and even taking a shower can be a hazard - as Lara Bingle could testify !
It seems that the age has arrived when we should permanently smile - because at any moment we could be the subject on " candid camera ! "
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