Abstract
![CDATA[Newspaper reports labelled text messaging as the medium which fuelled the Cronulla Riots, subsequently measures were instigated to regulate this technology and its contribution to street assembly. The NSW State Government amendment of law enforcement legislation is a new form of regulation for mobile phones and the facility of text messaging that sacrifices privacy for public “safety”. Notions of privacy will be explored through the attitudes and practices of ten adults that demonstrate how text messaging is used as a private form of communication not as an uncontrolled broadcast system requiring state intervention.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mobile Media 2007 : Proceedings of an International Conference on Social and Cultural Aspects of Mobile Phones, Convergent Media and Wireless Technologies : 2-4 July 2007, the University of Sydney, Australia |
| Publisher | University of Sydney |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781864878905 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | Mobile Media - Duration: 1 Jan 2007 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Mobile Media |
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| Period | 1/01/07 → … |
Keywords
- text messages (telephone systems)
- mobile communication systems
- law and legislation
- New South Wales
- privacy, right of
- New South Wales. Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Public Safety) Act 2005