Re: Interesting article on the amateur photographer hysteria

In message <c5CdnX5SnttCDJrVnZ2dnUVZ8tyqnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Trev 
<trevbowdenAT.dsl.pipex.COM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>Phil Stovell wrote:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7351252.stm
>
>Read That a Few hours ago Its been happening for some years and does not
get
>any better. If you travel By train you will have noticed a lack of train
>spotters at the end of Platforms these days
>

I note that, under 'Furtive Photographs', it says "but a police 
investigation found they had acted correctly because he appeared to be 
taking photographs covertly". As it not actually illegal to take 
photographs, how can there be a difference between 'covert' and 'overt' 
photography?
-- 
Ian