Managing camera usage with warnings and/or disablement

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium;
• and
• a computer readable program code stored in the computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code containing instructions that are executed by a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to implement a method of managing a usage of a camera, the method comprising the steps of:
• the computer system retrieving from news websites descriptions of previous incidents of usage of cameras that caused harm to people other than users of the cameras;
• the computer system determining that a first geographic location is associated with the previous incidents that caused harm to the people other than the users of the cameras;
• the camera included in the computer system pre-capturing a first image by an activation of a focusing feature of the camera by a user of the camera;
• in response to the camera pre-capturing the first image by the activation of the focusing feature of the camera, the computer system determining a second geographic location of the camera;
• the computer system determining that the second geographic location of the camera matches the first geographic location associated with the previous incidents that caused harm to the people;
• based on the second geographic location matching the first geographic location, the computer system determining that the camera is at a location of concern;
• the computer system receiving a rule managed by a parent of the user, the rule specifying a control of the usage of the camera;
• in response to the step of determining that the camera is at the location of concern, the computer system notifying the user of the location of concern by highlighting a boundary in the pre-captured first image on a display of the camera, the display being viewed by the user, the boundary specifying the location of concern, and the boundary being specified by the rule;
• subsequent to the step of highlighting the boundary, the camera pre-capturing a second image by another activation of the focusing feature of the camera by the user;
• in response to the step of pre-capturing the second image, the computer system determining that a person in the pre-captured second image is within the boundary specified by the rule, the person being other than the user;
• based on the person in the pre-captured second image being within the boundary specified by the rule, the computer system determining that the usage of the camera by the user is likely to cause a danger to the person other than the user;
• and
• based on the person in the pre-captured second image being within the boundary specified by the rule and based on the usage of the camera being likely to cause the danger to the person other than the user, the computer system disabling a functionality of the camera so that the camera is not able to capture an image.

A computer system comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• a memory coupled to the CPU;
• and
• a computer readable storage device coupled to the CPU, the storage device containing instructions that are executed by the CPU via the memory to implement a method of managing a usage of a camera, the method comprising the steps of:
• the computer system retrieving from news websites descriptions of previous incidents of usage of cameras that caused harm to people other than users of the cameras;
• the computer system determining that a first geographic location is associated with the previous incidents that caused harm to the people other than the users of the cameras;
• the camera included in the computer system pre-capturing a first image by an activation of a focusing feature of the camera by a user of the camera;
• in response to the camera pre-capturing the first image by the activation of the focusing feature of the camera, the computer system determining a second geographic location of the camera;
• the computer system determining that the second geographic location of the camera matches the first geographic location associated with the previous incidents that caused harm to the people;
• based on the second geographic location matching the first geographic location, the computer system determining that the camera is at a location of concern;
• the computer system receiving a rule managed by a parent of the user, the rule specifying a control of the usage of the camera;
• in response to the step of determining that the camera is at the location of concern, the computer system notifying the user of the location of concern by highlighting a boundary in the pre-captured first image on a display of the camera, the display being viewed by the user, the boundary specifying the location of concern, and the boundary being specified by the rule;
• subsequent to the step of highlighting the boundary, the camera pre-capturing a second image by another activation of the focusing feature of the camera by the user;
• in response to the step of pre-capturing the second image, the computer system determining that a person in the pre-captured second image is within the boundary specified by the rule, the person being other than the user;
• based on the person in the pre-captured second image being within the boundary specified by the rule, the computer system determining that the usage of the camera by the user is likely to cause a danger to the person other than the user;
• and
• based on the person in the pre-captured second image being within the boundary specified by the rule and based on the usage of the camera being likely to cause the danger to the person other than the user, the computer system disabling a functionality of the camera so that the camera is not able to capture an image.