Mastermind and the road to Damascus

[Brian L Johnson]

Dave Howe <DaveHowe@gmx.co.uk> wrote:

> Roland Perry wrote:
>> In article <op.up08babrc3r7hz@thedell>, Brian L Johnson
>> <brian@thejohnsons.co.uk> writes
>>>> Anyway, as has been pointed out, it's not being charged that's the
>>>> problem, it's being arrested and having the photos deleted.
>>>
>>> My camera will take Bluetooth CF card. I could have a laptop in my bag.
>>
>> Sundry "recovery" programs will also allow access to 'deleted' files
>> when the camera's memory is mounted as a Windows drive.
>
> not sure that matters. Brian is suggesting that his camera should store
> images directly to a remote machine (via bluetooth) rather than store
> them locally (other than in spool memory) in the first place. From
> there, they could then be uploaded to the web (via wireless broadband or
> wifi hotspot) or distributed across interlinked machines in a ad-hoc
> local wireless network.

Exactly.  I'd obviously be prevented from taking further photos whilst I was being 'talked to', but my existing photos would already be safe because I would no longer have them.  "Photos, constable?  What photos?"

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-blj-