Is it legal to take pictures of someone without their consent and post on social media?

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I believe if it is of an adult and in a public space, it is okay. If it is a child, you need express permission of the parent or guardian.

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Maybe not illegal, but morally, definitely questionable, and sometimes, flat out reprehensible.

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In public yes.

In private locations where the person photographed assumed privacy. It varies. Thats when you can get into stalking and othet civil charges.

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I think it depends. If it's a picture of someone you know and some random person happens to be in the background it's fine if it's a picture of just some random person you want to put on blast or make fun of I'm pretty sure you can get in legal trouble.

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If it wasn't legal, news crews would have to blur out images of every person caught in a newscast. You can report it to Facebook and have it removed but it is legal as long as a person doesn't have "the assumption of privacy" meaning, no bathroom shots, no pictures in their house ect. This makes me think of that poor mother put on social media blast for nursing her baby in a restaurant, she was doing nothing wrong and the post the person made was just awful and full of hate. Very sad. I think she should personally be able to get him for harassment at the very least.

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Just because it is legal doesn't make it right

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I would say it depends. I mean if I'm at the beach and snap a photo and you're in the background and I post on social media you can't do anything. If I'm stalking you and am snapping intimate photos of you and posting to social media without consent then there's certainly more you can do. The situation just varies on legal standpoints.

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It's legal, you just can't use it for commercial purposes without consent. (Facebook and so on are except because you have agreed to allow them to use your photo as part of the Terms of Service Agreement)

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It depends on your location and what the picture is used for. I work in a hospital setting, it is illegal for visitors, patients to take a picture of the care provider.  They need consent. Just like we can't take pictures of patients and post them without permission.

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Where I'm at it's a invasion of privacy to take pictures at all without consent.

Is it legal to take pictures of someone without their consent and post on social media?

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