2026-09-03 02:24 UTC
@LorenzoAncora@ieji.de I may be from the states, but I do know where Italy is. 😏
This came up in a Flickr discussion with a German photographer—I don’t recall the exact issue, but laws there were clearly more restrictive there than in the US. When my wife and I travelled to Ireland, I was sure to ask our tour driver (who happened to be a professional photographer) what was permitted—I was able to photograph anything there I wanted within reason, and Italy sounds similar.
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@LorenzoAncora@ieji.de 2026-09-04 15:01
@ArtGeek@mastodon.social the European Union is not a place.😅 I wasn't referring to the geographical location, but to the legal jurisdiction: several European countries (United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Serbia and Albania) are not members of the European Union and do not obey the GDPR and other common privacy laws. Questioning to a local and asking for permission are always smart moves, just be careful to what you do with people's pictures, as publishing faces online requires special care.
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@ArtGeek@mastodon.social 2026-09-03 02:27
I believe the GDPR is why even most US websites have an opt-in requirement for cookies, which I really appreciate. The EU is far more willing to make corporations behave than the US.