Just would like to share, if you take photos of waypoints and POIs for contribution like me, please consider to stop until peace and order situation stabilizes or choose which areas you take photos of.
I make it a habit to take photos of waypoints for contributions because not only can I make sure that the spelling of the waypoint is correct, usually I would find data like telephone number or adjacent waypoints that I missed.
However I just read a "Warning message" in email and facebook wherein people are being observed taking videos and photos of banks and subdivision entrances and the vehicles they are using are being traced and investigated as possible suspects of a robbery Gang.
Yeah, last holiday season at around 11pm (don't judge me why I chose to do this late at night) I took photos of a bank that is not yet in the map, the guard looked at me suspiciously but I was far enough for him to talk to or question. Again during the holidays, I was taking photos of stores of a building which again is not in our map, the guard walked towards me and challenged my actions, why am I taking photos. I told him that I will put it in the map, and he said okay.
My point is, please be careful guys, specially taking photos of banks, and other money institutions, you might become a suspect of doing surveillance. Though I don't think there is any charge they can file against anyone who takes photos or videos in public.
TTFN
Arvin
I make it a habit to take photos of waypoints for contributions because not only can I make sure that the spelling of the waypoint is correct, usually I would find data like telephone number or adjacent waypoints that I missed.
However I just read a "Warning message" in email and facebook wherein people are being observed taking videos and photos of banks and subdivision entrances and the vehicles they are using are being traced and investigated as possible suspects of a robbery Gang.
Yeah, last holiday season at around 11pm (don't judge me why I chose to do this late at night) I took photos of a bank that is not yet in the map, the guard looked at me suspiciously but I was far enough for him to talk to or question. Again during the holidays, I was taking photos of stores of a building which again is not in our map, the guard walked towards me and challenged my actions, why am I taking photos. I told him that I will put it in the map, and he said okay.
My point is, please be careful guys, specially taking photos of banks, and other money institutions, you might become a suspect of doing surveillance. Though I don't think there is any charge they can file against anyone who takes photos or videos in public.
TTFN
Arvin
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