On HIPAA And Photography

Posted by David at 9:00 am

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Earlier this week I mentioned a video on STATter 911 that showed an EMT swipe a camera from a local activist in the name of the all powerful 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Acountability Act (HIPAA).
Now I’ll be honest, while the video is slightly disturbing I can understand why it happened. The activist was [...]

NYPD OPS Order On Photography

Posted by David at 3:00 am

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There have been a number of reports from photographers and tourists about NYPD forbidding them to take photos of such things as The Empire State Building, The Times Square Police Station, and photos on the New York City Subway. This is an NYPD OPS Order On Photography that was re-issued 4/03/09 (click to enlarge):

It [...]