And Spacey, I think our side discussion raises another interesting point about privacy. When Orwell wrote 1984, he could not have envisaged that Big Brother would be you and I. The CCTV cameras are not really such an imposition on privacy as the actual public and their/our handheld devices.
I know you like this stuff so if you haven't already done so, read a short story by the great Isaac Asimov called 'The Dead Past' where he speculates about the social ramifications of devices that allow us to look into the seedy side of the immediate past events. The 'plague of voyeurism' where privacy is a dead concept. Makes you wonder how close we are.
If we are to get technical, Monaghan's privacy has been compromised. But at the same time he is aware of the technology available and it may be argued that he gave permission for the pics to be taken. However, he can also argue that he was not in a position to give sober permission. It's very tricky.
More than ever, anyone can take a high resolution picture from the palm of their hand. I'm no legal expert, but perhaps this specific area of taking pics is set to be challenged, if it hasn't already happened.
