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A professional photographer in California before the age of the Internet, explained with great emphasis that is was not legal at that time to take photos of peo

A professional photographer in California before the age of the Internet, explained with great emphasis that is was not legal at that time to take photos of people for commercial purposes without a signed consent form. Following that talk, I was handed real consent forms to carry with me. At that time, privacy and commercial rights for resale were taken seriously. It is a social contract between strangers, and yes people can get very agitated. Fast forward to the age of the smart phone. The expansion happened so fast, for so many.. and with the marketing commercials and endless hype on using the phone to take "fun vacation photos" or whatever, and the explosion of Facebook uploads with "friends at a party" .. that social contract changed rapidly. New adoptors are often under 25 years old, and may not have heard of this formal signed consent form. Now, mass facial recognition at public events is "no big thing" ? Everyone has heard in California from someone that "privacy is dead - get over it" ? Then, covid-19 and masks. Now lots of people wear masks on the street or on public transport, with questionable effectiveness over disease prevention, but is that the only reason? Young thugs dudes certainly wear masks with hoodies every day here.. This situation is not settled and still evolving.

DowsingSpoon 2y ago
Are you claiming that people wear medical face masks for the sake of privacy? I have literally never heard a single person say a single thing about that. However, I’m finding I’m out of touch with “the kids” these days so maybe this is a thing. I’d love to hear more about it. EDIT: Changed my comment because I decided I’m probably out of touch and I thought the tone of what originally wrote came across a touch more aggressive than I intended.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 2y ago
  People who commit crimes are often wearing medical masks these days. Before covid, there was the stereotype of criminals wearing ski masks. It would make sense if you were doing a serious crime and expected to be caught on camera. It did require you to commit to looking like a criminal. Now, you can just wear a medical mask, walk down the street, you can’t be identified, you aren’t blatantly criminal-looking, but you can opportunistically do a smash and grab or whatever without worrying about your face being seen.
  - DowsingSpoon 2y ago
    Oh! I understand you now. I thought at first that you meant something along the lines of college students at parties choosing to wear masks as a new trend to avoid being recognized on social media. Thanks!

DowsingSpoon 2y ago

Are you claiming that people wear medical face masks for the sake of privacy? I have literally never heard a single person say a single thing about that. However, I’m finding I’m out of touch with “the kids” these days so maybe this is a thing. I’d love to hear more about it. EDIT: Changed my comment because I decided I’m probably out of touch and I thought the tone of what originally wrote came across a touch more aggressive than I intended.

fshbbdssbbgdd 2y ago
People who commit crimes are often wearing medical masks these days. Before covid, there was the stereotype of criminals wearing ski masks. It would make sense if you were doing a serious crime and expected to be caught on camera. It did require you to commit to looking like a criminal. Now, you can just wear a medical mask, walk down the street, you can’t be identified, you aren’t blatantly criminal-looking, but you can opportunistically do a smash and grab or whatever without worrying about your face being seen.
- DowsingSpoon 2y ago
  Oh! I understand you now. I thought at first that you meant something along the lines of college students at parties choosing to wear masks as a new trend to avoid being recognized on social media. Thanks!