Do you really consider being able to take photos silently "harming others"? In very specific circumstances it can be, for reasons I already described. In your

Do you really consider being able to take photos silently "harming others"? In very specific circumstances it can be, for reasons I already described. In your world where simple privacy-enhancing measures are to be vociferously opposed should they cause any inconvenience whatsoever, I hope you never have enemies that you need to keep privacy from.