Philippine Congress Mulling Over Anti Sex-Video Bill
February 13, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Cameras, Cellphones, Digital Cameras, Trends
The Philippine House of Representatives has recently approved House Bill No. 4315, known locally as the “Anti Cyber-Boso [Peeping]” Bill. If passed into law, the bill will criminalize the recording of “private act… and other violations of the privacy of an individual” with a cellphone or camera, as well as “mere possesion” of such recordings and the act of sharing them.
As I’ve written on Philippine-affiliate Technograph, the intentions behind this bill are good—anyone remember that US high-school cellphone scandal? But again, it’s always a question of enforcement:
But, how will the government enforce the Anti Cyber-Boso bill, if it becomes law? The only possible scenario I imagine the law working is when the police discover amateur smut on the cellphone of someone they’ve arrested.
(image from Technograph)
