The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Because if they find a camera on you, they can ask you not to bring it in and it's not a big deal. Cell phones are more difficult because they KNOW you have one on you, and it's more of a matter of if you can even stand to be without it, given it's value in the business world to a legitimate employee. If your company said no digital cameras, it wouldn't be a big deal, but no cell phones could be a huge problem.
If it were my decision though, and my company did have a need to prevent people from bringing in cameras, i wouldn't trust a software lockout to that.
-Taylor