Phonecam Apocalypse

Europe is not alone in declaring war on the phone cam. Australia has also moved to ban them from the changing rooms of the sports-mad country. The Royal Life Saving Society of Australia says it is concerned about "private parts being shown to all and sundry."

At the corporate skullduggery end of the spectrum are unconfirmed reports that the cams have been banned from assembly lines in the U.S., so as to protect secret processes from, well, all and sundry.