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To Prevent Upskirts, Japanese iPhone 3G Always Alerts When Taking Photos: This is why there are simulated camera sounds when taking photos using camera phones.


An upskirt warning poster in a subway station outside Tokyo. Photo by Jeff Epp

The iPhone 3G in Japan has a special feature unique to that country: The camera always makes a conspicuous “shutter” sound when a picture is taken, even when the phone is set to “silent” mode.

The loud shutter sound is supposed to deter voyeurs from taking sneaky pictures up women’s’ skirts — or down their tops.

In Japan, upskirt and downblouse shots have become increasingly popular with the advent of high-resolution camera phones.