Anti-Selfie Bill in Congress

For those who loves to take selfies in everyday of their lives and in everything they do, this may somehow serve as a bad news. It also includes other individuals who enjoys on taking photos of people places or things.

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The said bill is known to be House Bill 4807 or the Protection against Personal Intrusion Act. It is now on its 3rd reading. This is said by Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. This said bill seeks to bar taking photos of people without asking for permission.

The said bill is defined as  “intrusion of personal privacy” as “any person who willfully intrudes into the personal privacy of another, without the consent of that person and with the intent to gain or profit therefrom, shall be civilly liable to the offended party.”

Also, the bill will create a chilling effect on social media as well as citizens journalism.

It would punish with civil suit taking photos,video or even audio recording anything claimed as a personal/ family matter even of public officials and personalities,” Zarate said.

Even those taking selfies by which public figures are on your backgrounds would also be liable for “intrusion of privacy.” Somehow, this sounds absurd and according to Zarate, they are urging their colleagues to reconsider it.

The following are acts that are considered as intrusion of privacy.

1. Capturing by a camera or sound recording instrument of any type of visual image, sound recording or other physical impression of the person.

2. Trespassing on private property in order to capture any type of visual image, sound recording or other physical impression of any person.

3. Capturing any type of visual image, sound recording or other physical impression of a person or family activity through the use of a visual or auditory enhancement device even when no physical trespass has occurred, when the visual image, sound recording or other physical impression could not have been captured without a trespass if no enhancement device was used.

This news is based on ABS-CBN News.

Let’s just hope that this bill won’t push through.

15 thoughts on “Anti-Selfie Bill in Congress”

  1. This is absurd. A bill like this would only provoke the advancement of technology, specially in the Photography field, and hinder ANYONE’S social status. As a photojournalist, this bill serves unruly. Try to imply this bill to the whole world and see how far you can go. We’re now in an era where almost everything is seen in the internet. VERY unruly for a rule, only indicating that the person behind this bill hates the idea of all photos in the world.

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  2. what a bunch of moronic “law makers”….
    by God wala na bang maisip ang mga hinayupak na ito? kung hindi magrename ng kalye puro naman walang kabuluhan ang naiisip na panukalang batas

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  3. Can anyone please enlighten me about the definition of “Selfie” used on this House Bill 4807 or the Protection against Personal Intrusion Act.

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  4. Kaya hindi umuunlad Pilipinas eh kung ano-ano inaasiakaso, Kagagohan lng yang ganyang batas, eh kung iniisip nalang nila kung pano mahuhuli yang mga Kriminal. Dami daming namamatay ngayon kasi mahina mga Kapulisan natin ngayon tapos, may sisingit pang ganito? @#!@$#

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  5. Bakit inuna pa nila yung genetong batas…. They are taking the freedom of the public who enjoys taking photo… Why not focus on bigger issues? Does selfie killed someone? Does taking photos are the cause why the number of poor people are still increasing?

    #stupidgovernment

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  6. This is so absurd..only the main reason why they want to impose this bill because they are afraid to be catch on cameras doing something illegal. they want to be face their ugly faces on TV screen..doing scambugs..
    who started this bill? who develop it is a stupid person..whos brain is smaller than a little fish…stupid..idiots…

    why dont you guys concentrate on the case of napolis and the uprising china people whos colonizing the philippines…

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  7. hahahahaha everyone here is just funny,
    anti-selfie bill is the name and u guys take it literally…
    anyways? have you read the contents of the bill, seems like you know a lot i need to read it for educational purposes…
    need source.

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