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I think the privacy of the individual is a lot more valuable Individuals have, or can have, privacy in public?

by gravitycop 18y ago

dimitar 18y ago
Is there a reason there are "you are monitored by CCTV" signs? Do people only take pictures in public?
- gravitycop 18y ago
  Is there a reason there are "you are monitored by CCTV" signs? CCTV signage is in place to discourage shoplifting. http://www.google.com/search?q=discourage+shoplifting+cctv+signs http://www.google.com/search?q=discourage+shoplifting+cctv+s...
electromagnetic 18y ago
An individual out in public doesn't necessarily have a right to privacy, however there's been many cases where an individual has a right not to be photographed - in many countries this is ignored for celebrities, however I know France doesn't tolerate it; IIRC no newspaper or magazine in France is allowed to publish unsolicited photographs (taken within France) also I believe paparazzi from other countries can be arrested on re-entry to France if they took a photo in France and left to sell it overseas. Also, there was a recent case of a man being fined £100 back home in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7651107.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_ea... He took her photo without permission, and in most circumstances it would probably have been a slap on the wrist and told to delete the photo, however she was in a compromised position at the time which is why the police pressed for a fine. I remember reading of a similar case in Canada. A man took a photograph of a girl (IIRC I think she was like 17 and in her bikini at the time) without her permission, she called the police and he was taken in. I believe the police took his cameras memory card as evidence pending trial. I don't think anything was done except the photo was deleted, but I believe the outcome would have been a lot different if he'd known she was 17 when he took the photo. So yes, individuals in public have a right to not be photographed.

I think the privacy of the individual is a lot more valuable Individuals have, or can have, privacy in public?

dimitar 18y ago

Is there a reason there are "you are monitored by CCTV" signs? Do people only take pictures in public?

gravitycop 18y ago
Is there a reason there are "you are monitored by CCTV" signs? CCTV signage is in place to discourage shoplifting. http://www.google.com/search?q=discourage+shoplifting+cctv+signs http://www.google.com/search?q=discourage+shoplifting+cctv+s...

electromagnetic 18y ago

An individual out in public doesn't necessarily have a right to privacy, however there's been many cases where an individual has a right not to be photographed - in many countries this is ignored for celebrities, however I know France doesn't tolerate it; IIRC no newspaper or magazine in France is allowed to publish unsolicited photographs (taken within France) also I believe paparazzi from other countries can be arrested on re-entry to France if they took a photo in France and left to sell it overseas. Also, there was a recent case of a man being fined £100 back home in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7651107.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_ea... He took her photo without permission, and in most circumstances it would probably have been a slap on the wrist and told to delete the photo, however she was in a compromised position at the time which is why the police pressed for a fine. I remember reading of a similar case in Canada. A man took a photograph of a girl (IIRC I think she was like 17 and in her bikini at the time) without her permission, she called the police and he was taken in. I believe the police took his cameras memory card as evidence pending trial. I don't think anything was done except the photo was deleted, but I believe the outcome would have been a lot different if he'd known she was 17 when he took the photo. So yes, individuals in public have a right to not be photographed.