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The author of this article probably hasn't traveled to many places before. > Could Berlin's values of privacy and freedom from photography be eroded by the inc
by zeroclicks 3y ago
The author of this article probably hasn't traveled to many places before.
> Could Berlin's values of privacy and freedom from photography be eroded by the increasing pressure in other cities for professionals to have an active online presence, I wondered?
Berlin professionals have the same pressure of those in other cities. After all, Berlin is the largest city in Europe, the capital of the largest economy in Europe, and also "Europe's tech capital".
> Indeed, according to Masur, privacy concerns within Germany are getting more in line with other countries.
What other countries? In the Islamic world, taking photographs of people without consent is considered "spying"[1](Sauidi Arabia bans cell phone cameras). That's 1/3 of the world's population, but pick another place at random and snapping pictures without consent is likely to attract the police, the military, or another armed person demanding your photos be deleted.
1: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6133475 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6133475
- kichimi 3y agoBerlin is not the largest city in europe, not even in the top three, not even the biggest in the EU.
- imartin2k 3y agoAnd it’s not “Europe's tech capital" either.
- ReleaseCandidat 3y agoBerlin is the 8th biggest city in Europe (6th biggest in the EU).
- zeroclicks 3y agoThanks for nitpicking, but according to wikipedia it is the largest[1]. Regardless, the idea that Berlin is a haven for folks that don't care about their career is a little bizarre to imagine. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_European_Union_by_population_within_city_limits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_European...
- patchymcnoodles 3y agoIt is actually both. 6th if it comes to urban zone or larger urban zone, but first by population. In the EU, not whole Europe.
- librasteve 3y agoLargest cities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_cities_by_population_within_city_limits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_cities_by_pop... Istanbul Turkey 15,907,951 Moscow. Russia 13,104,177 London UK 8,926,568 St PetersRussia 5,600,044 Berlin Germany 3,755,251 Madrid Spain 3,280,782 Kyiv Ukraine 2,952,301 Rome Italy 2,748,109 Paris France 2,102,650
- varenc 3y agoYour article about the Saudi ban on cell phone cameras is from 2004, and the ban didn’t last long. I don’t believe there have been phone camera restrictions in Saudi Arabia for a while.