alt Hacker News> Also, where I live its against the law to record people without their consent
In public? How does this work in practice? There are so many uses for cameras and avoiding showing people would be impossible.
Eg dash cams, security cameras.
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Larrikin • today at 12:54 PM
Watch any Japanese news broadcast. The blurring can get out of control.
Wikipedia has a starting point if you’re interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography_and_the_law
It seems to mostly just be a problem if you’re caught (aka if you’re being obnoxious or using a tripod) or if you try to use the subsequent footage for anything other than private viewing.
In many places you’re allowed to take wide shots where people might be captured incidentally, though not everywhere, as some places don’t allow photos of “copyrighted” buildings and landmarks.