Photoflirting

Rather than perceived as invasive, mobileYouth.org reports that among UK youth the camera phone is now one of the most
popular features available and increasingly considered as intrinsic to
a mobile handset.

Currently 4 million UK youth own a camera enabled handset, with
this figure set to double to 8 million by 2007, leaving just 46% of
youth without a camera enabled handset. The camera phone’s simplicity looks set to drive the popularity of services such as MMS and ‘photo flirting’.
Mobileyouth.org says:

"With ‘Photo flirting’ becoming a new trend among young adults, many
are concerned that this has allowed teenagers to become intimate
quicker, whilst retaining the illusion of being safe and discreet.
Also there’s
always the possibility that these portable pictures will get into the
wrong hands. With the ‘always to hand’ nature of camera phones and usage
patterns among the young set to evolve further, they look set to become
a sign of the times."

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