Newsweek runs a comparison of spy cameras under a deceptive title “Spyware”. Why would a journalist get interested in miniature voice and video recording devices? In some parts of the world, that’s the only way to do reporting. Jamais Cascio spoke at Yahoo! last Friday, talking about the trends in media and social participation, and one of his slides featured Project Witness, which will supply small cameras to citizens in countries that have poor human rights support, and even help smuggle the tapes or digital videos out of the country.
