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Jan032012
Silent cameras spark voyeurism rise in Japan
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10:00PM 
The sale of photography apps which enable mobile phone cameras to operate silently has blamed for a rise in illicit images taken in Japan.
Last year there were apparently 1,741 incidents of photographic voyeurism -- an increase of 60% compared with five years ago.
Reports say Japanese academics have called for regulation of silent photography applications - claiming that they are being used for crimes.
Some of the apps even have functions which display a webpage or email on the screen as the camera is operating, making taking photos on the sly even easier.
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