This is my understanding too. Before EU human rights were written into law in 1998 there wasn't even anything providing a "right to privacy" and it's still not

This is my understanding too. Before EU human rights were written into law in 1998 there wasn't even anything providing a "right to privacy" and it's still not completely clear. http://findlaw.co.uk/law/z_articles-for-carousel/500284.html http://findlaw.co.uk/law/z_articles-for-carousel/500284.html The libel laws on the other hand are quite strong, so filming someone privately in their own home and publishing it could land you in trouble with those.