House Bill 4807 — called the Protection Against Personal Intrusion Act — prohibits taking visual or sound impressions of unsuspecting individuals with the intent to gain or profit therefrom. Simply put, this house bill bans us from taking photos or videos of people without their consent through the use of modern devices such as cameras, video cams and smartphones. The bill aims to ‘promote and protect the personal privacy of every person by preventing intrusion for commercial purposes, and enjoining everyone to respect the dignity, personality, privacy and peace of mind of every person.’
I think this bill is plain stupid to begin with. I’m against the passing of this bill. It will restrain freedom of expression and press freedom.