Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Met Want To Suck Up All Your Data

The Met, London's police force, is buying "mobile device data extraction" devices that can suck all the data out of your phone "in minutes" -- that's where you've been, who you know, what you've said to them, what websites you visit, and, depending on your apps, what groceries you buy, when you've called for a cab, what your menstrual cycle is, what you eat, your passwords, and so on.

Kind of worrying for #Journalists and #photographers as sometimes the police don't listen or believe they need a search warrant for media gatherers working in journalism and are protected under PACE.

Read More on  Computer World UK 


Any one know of any apps to prevent this?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A bit of Street Photography

Sorting out my photos in Adobe Lightroom 4 I found some images that had not seen any light.
They were taken during the Magnum Street Photography Workshop which was run during the Format Festival in Derby last year and I was with Bruce Gilden's group.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Derby Photowalk 5th May

We are having another Photowalk in Derby UK with the theme of Street Photography

Meet outside the Quad at 2PM Saturday 5th May