I’ve never seen an online discussion about privacy without some version of this comment. Never gets old. Is there an Android keyboard with an apathy button that I’m unaware of?
I’ve never seen an online discussion about privacy without some version of this comment. Never gets old. Is there an Android keyboard with an apathy button that I’m unaware of?
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Apathy? Not at all. Its simply a matter of established law, in the USA anyway. I can’t speak to the legal systems of the other 140+ countries on planet Earth.
Kissaki@feddit.org 2 days ago
I’m not the other commenter, and it’s not all encompassing, but I’ll link this one here for DE de.wikipedia.org/…/Recht_am_eigenen_Bild_(Deutsch…
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Forgive the machine translation to English, but reading that shows the a very similar exception to privacy protection we have here in the USA
Here’s one example:
"There are exceptions to events (demonstrations, general meetings, cultural events, etc.). Here, participants must expect to be photographed. This is about what is happening and not about the person itself. "
Most of the wiki article is talking specifically about copyright, which isn’t the scope of what we’re talking about. Publication of taken images is a different topic.
Kissaki@feddit.org 1 day ago
There’s a difference between taking a picture of a person and taking a picture of scenery or event with a person in it in Germany.
It’s a subtle but significant difference. And relevant when talking about do you have to expect for your picture to be taken. You may not care when your in the background or not identifiable but at the same time care when someone knows you and takes photography of you, or takes photos of you where you’re the main focus of the image.
There’s a distinction between whether they will be published or are for private use too.