Re:Fake Dog for Home Security
by ghaff on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:24AM
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You'd have to convince me that anyone in the EU has to basically get a model release from everyone they take a picture of in public before posting it anywhere on the web.
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Re:Fake Dog for Home Security
by scrollaway on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @10:25AM
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Yeah, this isn't how it works at all, and GP is not a lawyer.
In Switzerland (Europe but not EU I suppose) it would be illegal to have a home security camera in a public area like this - dashcams aren't legal for the same reason, they invade privacy without a justified lawful reason.
Being in the background of someone else's holiday photo isn't a problem, but you can't just post publicly identifying photos of people where they are the subject of the photo if you do not have consent.
Indeed seems to be the case. [1] I expect it's widely ignored however unless the Swiss use the internet differently from the citizens of just about every other country on earth.
[1] https://www.ifolor.ch/en/inspire/image-rights-in-switzerland