https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/photography-laws-germany https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/photography-laws-germany Your friend was not quite right, but in g

https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/photography-laws-germany https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/photography-laws-germany Your friend was not quite right, but in general it's very poor form to photograph strangers in Germany, when it's not simply illegal. People will walk up to you and scold you. If you host an event, you usually ask for permission before sharing pictures. At the very least, if someone asks you not to share pictures with them in it, you're expected to oblige them. A while ago I needed a picture of a Späti to explain what they are to my readers. The owner walked out and asked me what I was doing. I didn't need his permission, but it was a surprisingly tense encounter until I explained my motives, showed how the picture would be used, and how he was not in it. I wholeheartedly support this culture of privacy.