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Post by Madhatter on Oct 21, 2006 10:28:54 GMT
No photographs or images of any town event would get put on display anywhere if we had to ask permission of every property owner and person on them. It goes without saying that images are going to be used. I'm also not the only person or site thats published images on the net. Atherstone organised has quite a few, some taken by Dave, Geoff, or used under licence. Dave s added some of the carnival to another site and here,and so did I. To expect Dave or me to go and ask every person in the crowd or on floats permission to use is unrealistic. It's also not needed as you'd expect photography at a public event. If it were on a normal day you'd expect some privacy even in a public place and your point is valid. Whats about when the events go on web cam. ?I've removed them out of courtesy. mention web cam on here and where does a discussion start LOL. Anyway following on from our discussion in the gallery. While I do not object to photographs and web cams on an event day, I'd object to any web cam on the streets on a normal day. People are entitled to privacy when out and about. A grant was obtained once for one and it never happened. Something to do with the computer shop (office) in the Market Square that closed down. It's about time money was spent on what we need in the town not on satisfying a few voyeuristic tendency's of people with nothing better to do. |
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Post by Madhatter on Oct 27, 2006 20:57:22 GMT
A public place, by definition is exactly that, and the public have a right to go about their daily business without ending up on the rest of the towns pc screens.
Laws govern cameras placed on private property that cover public property. No cctv camera should cover a public area without there signs and good reason to do so ie detection of crime and to prevent crime, a web cam does neither of these, also warning signs.
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Post by Madhatter on Oct 28, 2006 0:22:45 GMT
from the bbc site
Webcams and privacy
The Data Protection Act 1998 and the Data Protection Commissioner's Code of Practice on CCTV restrict the use of webcams in some circumstances. Operators should think carefully in advance about privacy and consent issues. See Section 16: Law on the Data Protection Act.
The BBC should only operate a webcam for a clear editorial reason. It should be removed when that purpose has been achieved. Webcams should not be installed to capture close-up images of private areas such as houses, gardens or offices without the written permission of the owner. For guidance on the stringent requirements necessary to justify any surreptitious recording see Section 6: Privacy of the Editorial Guidelines.
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Post by tinfish on Oct 28, 2006 15:25:42 GMT
TBH im surprised that the above wasn't already common knowledge.
Knowledge of the Data Protection Act is pretty much standard fair to most IT professionals, especially web based ones..
"mention web cam on here and where does a discussion start LOL."
tell me about it...
i take heart from this though, its only taken years of cohersion but there finally beginning to 'get it'.
the point of my website always was to force Atherstone Online into updating their website and delivering an online presence which matched their claims. to an extent this has been a success. For example they now included local event information on the front page(!) what a novel idea!
i have no desire to run an Atherstone forum, but I'm afraid i do not trust the current incumbent to run it either. there has been clear mis-management of the place over a number of years and i'm sorry, but a clear lack of understanding of fundamental core technical principles.
the most recent of these being the 'hack' that occured. this was a direct result of a.) poor administration on a 'personal note' pissing off many users (including those who would have helped build the place) b.) poor technical administration. i.e. not regularly updating their software, leaving both the forum and users personal information wide open to any 'chancer'.
I would welcome any forum, and admin, that was pro-active in improving the local online presence. MH, get this forum off here and onto proper hosting and show what a decent forum should be.
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Post by iceman on Dec 3, 2006 18:55:24 GMT
I would welcome any forum, and admin, that was pro-active in improving the local online presence. MH, get this forum off here and onto proper hosting and show what a decent forum should be. What utter Buffalo chips! You people would only welcome a forum or correspondent that totally agrees with your point of view. Anyone taking the opposite point of view and you all turn into the same kind of thing you accuse the others of being. Try removing the splinter from your own eyes first, before removing the log from someone elses'! |
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Post by Madhatter on Dec 3, 2006 21:40:20 GMT
I don't agree, you have quite often taken the opposite point of view on here and you are most welcome. If we all agreed it would be pointless arguing our point wouldn't it. A forum is for debate so that all points of view can be given, and discussed while still having fun and making friends or even more in the process. Only points of view that have ever been deleted on here are ones that were in threads that contained posts that were negative to this forum and/or the town or were advertising other forums and sites. Due to the size of this forum It don't link to larger sites or forums unless they return link because I'd be losing what little traffic that does come here, it would be negative to link until this forum is busier, if it ever is.
TBH I'm not sure that the post quoted even means what you think it means. I don't really want top get into it because it involves people not on this site.
What do you think of a web cam in the market Square? sometimes I'm against it then when events such as dickens night are on I think am I preventing our friends abroad from seeing whats being discussed.
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