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Fun with Phonecams
Two rather different phonecam bans are being enacted in Europe: in Switzerland, officials have barred them from beaches to prevent folks from taking candid shots on the sly. In Italy, on the other hand, authorities are scrambling to respond to an ingenious new way to corrupt voting. Vote buying is now easier than ever, since the buyers can demand phonecam confirmation that the ballot was cast as instructed.
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Lefty|6.16.03 @ 4:46AM|#
Trust, but verify.
007|6.16.03 @ 9:49AM|#
The name's Bond.
James Bond.
Banned, you say? (smirk)
C'mon mate, let's go have a drink and talk about this, shall we? How would you like yours?
Mike|6.17.03 @ 10:27AM|#
Er, hold on a sec, did you really write "in
Switzerland, officials have barred them from beaches to prevent folks
from taking candid shots on the sly" ???!