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Cameraphones: tools for perverts?

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Alarmist article about cameraphones and privacy in The Japan Times:

Beware the ubiquitous cell phone, because some of those equipped with cameras are in the hands of perverts bent on invading your privacy.

To combat the use of cameraphones in “inappropriate” circumstances, J-Phone and other manufacturers are adding features to the phones, like having the phone emit a sound so other people can know a photo has been taken and covers for lenses so people can feel comfortable that their picture isn’t being taken.

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