Cameras are now available on nearly all wireless hand-helds, from inexpensive cell phones to high-end smart phones and PDAs. While that's convenient for end users who want to use their phones to take pictures, it's putting pressure on IT managers to reconsider corporate policies banning camera-equipped devices. Beginning in 2004, when handhelds with built-in cameras first became widely available, many companies, worried about the potential security and privacy threats posed by the devices, dug in their heels and insisted that their workers continue to use models without cameras. Four years later, though, that hard-line approach appears to be softening. "Some companies are still avoiding [handhelds with cameras], but that's a minority," said Gartner Inc. analyst Ken Dulaney, who works with many Fortune 500 companies on their mobile device purchases and policies.
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