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Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by mynewtb » Sun, May 15, 2016, 10:38 PM UTC

manoj-nathwani wrote: post #5

TeMPOraL wrote: post #4

Any ideas on what kind of powerbank / battery to couple a RPi with for some outdoor action? A friend at work did some tests with his powerbank and his Pi2 was burning through it pretty quickly, and I don't suppose Pi3 will be any better. Also, I love the sewing electronics into the backpack part :).

haha thanks! I lazily just used a Anker power bank: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D5T3QK4 For power efficiency stuff, check this out: http://www.jeffgeerling.com/blogs/jeff-geerling/raspberry-pi...

How long until it was drained?

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by Renner1 » Sun, May 15, 2016, 10:48 PM UTC

I am saddened that we live in a time where people surreptitiously photograph others in public without any thought to ethics. I know it's legal and people should have no expectation of privacy in public but it's tragic to see this gradual erosion of common-courtesy privacy.

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by hyperdunc » Mon, May 16, 2016, 12:04 AM UTC

Renner1 wrote: post #12

I am saddened that we live in a time where people surreptitiously photograph others in public without any thought to ethics. I know it's legal and people should have no expectation of privacy in public but it's tragic to see this gradual erosion of common-courtesy privacy.

There are definite upsides though. For example people can't get away with illegal behavior so easily. There's an interesting fiction book called "The Circle" that explores the consequences of having cameras absolutely everywhere.

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by userbinator » Mon, May 16, 2016, 12:53 AM UTC

Renner1 wrote: post #12

I am saddened that we live in a time where people surreptitiously photograph others in public without any thought to ethics. I know it's legal and people should have no expectation of privacy in public but it's tragic to see this gradual erosion of common-courtesy privacy.

If the government feels like they have the rights to mass surveillance, I think we should also have the same rights to personal surveillance.

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by pj_mukh » Mon, May 16, 2016, 1:19 AM UTC

The first thing he did with that contraption is go to the airport?! Ballsy.

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by broody » Mon, May 16, 2016, 1:20 AM UTC

Renner1 wrote: post #12

I am saddened that we live in a time where people surreptitiously photograph others in public without any thought to ethics. I know it's legal and people should have no expectation of privacy in public but it's tragic to see this gradual erosion of common-courtesy privacy.

Completely disagree with this. How is this unethical? The people in his photos just so happens to be there, it's no different than you taking a photo of your friend in a crowded area.

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by manoj-nathwani » Mon, May 16, 2016, 5:06 AM UTC

pj_mukh wrote: post #15

The first thing he did with that contraption is go to the airport?! Ballsy.

It's where most holidays start :P

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by rjuyal » Mon, May 16, 2016, 6:16 AM UTC

ourmandave wrote: post #10

An interesting thing I learnt about GPS hacking was that it’s either 100% absolutely accurate or throws you somewhere in the middle of Morocco. Imagine trying to debug this if you lived in the middle of Morocco.

Well in that case it is either 100% absolutely accurate or throws you somewhere in the middle of Morocco.

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by sleepychu » Mon, May 16, 2016, 10:27 AM UTC

manoj-nathwani wrote: post #9

sleepychu wrote: post #8

Neat! Did you have any problems putting the bag through x-ray machines at airports?

It wasn't too hard. The pi was disconnected and put in my camera bag in the black case, so to the average person - it was just some sort of camera gadget :P No issues with the ribbon cable embedded in my bag either!

Yeah, the ribbon cable was what I thought would give you grief. Glad to hear it didn't :-)

Re: Building a wearable camera

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Post by mdrzn » Mon, May 16, 2016, 2:08 PM UTC

hyperdunc wrote: post #13

Renner1 wrote: post #12

I am saddened that we live in a time where people surreptitiously photograph others in public without any thought to ethics. I know it's legal and people should have no expectation of privacy in public but it's tragic to see this gradual erosion of common-courtesy privacy.

There are definite upsides though. For example people can't get away with illegal behavior so easily. There's an interesting fiction book called "The Circle" that explores the consequences of having cameras absolutely everywhere.

Interesting! I googled it and it seems like they're making a movie about it. Can't wait.