About 80 percent of Australians own cellular phones and by 2008 the country is expected to reach the saturation point with 89 percent owning handsets, the article says.
The article reports that Warren Chaisatien, wireless and mobility research manager with IDC in Australia, says the number of camera phones will increase from 50 percent to 80 percent of handsets sold in Australia. Cellular phones that "mainly perform old-fashioned functions, such as making phone calls, will comprise only about 20 per cent of sales, he believes: mostly for pre-paid calls."
About 300,000 Australians currently subscribe to 3G GSM services and that number will increase to 3.55 million in 2008, the article says.
Legalities
The NSW Summary Offences Act prohibits photographs of people indoors or in dressing rooms -- locations where there's an expectation of privacy -- for the purposes of sexual gratification.
However, "opinions differ about whether someone sunbaking topless at the beach could reasonably expect privacy. There may be recourse to defamation law, depending on how the image is used," the Sydney Morning Herald says.
The article notes, "Chris Bevitt, a partner with the legal firm Middletons who specialises in information technology and intellectual property law, says the bottom line is we don't own our public image.
"Federal privacy laws are being reviewed and it is possible, he says, there will be a public outcry for new laws as digital technology becomes more intrusive."
Matey, it's SYDNEY, get your facts straight...
Posted by: Aidan | Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 12:15 AM