Why Should A Mobile Phone Record Button Be Illegal?
from the substantial-legal-uses dept
Once again, I think people are looking to blame the technology, rather than actions allowed by that technology. As NTT DoCoMo is looking to introduct mobile phones that include a "record this call" feature, some are worried that such phones may break the law. Of course, it's not the phones that break the law - it's people using them illegally. Besides, it appears that there are plenty of completely legal reasons why people might want such a phone. It would make it easier for reporters to record interviews, for example. Yet, instead of focusing on the positive benefits, everyone gets worried about the illegal uses - and wondering if the technology itself should be outlawed.
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Answering Machines
It would be great to be able to record a phone call on a cell phone and then email the recording to my home email for later reference.
The same technology could be used to record memos to myself. There are already stand-alone devices that do this. Why not build it into a phone? Then I could record a memo and send it to my email.
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No Subject Given
It reduces the effectiveness of the vanishingly small number of situations where you surreptitiously record a confession of a crime, but most of those recordings can't be used in court for the same legal limits on recorded conversations.
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it is already available in phones
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Just do the periodic 'beep'
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Right to Know ...
I really do not have a problem with being recorded.
I REALLY DO have a problem with being recorded WITHOUT my knowledge.
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