Do you read people’s text messages?
I’m not talking about your partners texts in a jealous rage! I’m talking about on the bus, tube or wherever in public you can! I do!
So i found this little invention today which stops peeping text readers like me from reading your messages.
People in Japan are overwhelmingly addicted to text messaging, mainly because making private cell phone calls in public is considered extremely rude.
However, overcrowded public spaces such as the subway are not always the most private, so it has become common practice to use stick-on cell phone privacy screens which are thin, tinted plastic screens (similar to iPod protectors) that make it impossible to read a cell phone screen from any angle but straight on! Damn inventions!
September 4th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
These privacy screens are quite common on laptops in corporate environments.
I’m yet to see them keep anything important private - they just make it harder for the boss to spot who is spending all day on facebook!
September 10th, 2007 at 8:50 am
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September 13th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
If someone was reading my text messages i’m sure I’d realise, they would probably die of boredom from the mundane nature of my messages.