2026-09-02 14:49 UTC
@ArtGeek@mastodon.social hi, the lack of privacy in the USA is well known worldwide and I think is often abused to create scandals or track the population with "smart" cameras. Here in Italy (sovereign nation within the European Union), occasional recording in public does not require consent, but persistent recording of people who object is forbidden; businesses can also ban recording to protect their employees. The strict limit is the EU GDPR: sharing images requires explicit consent or blurring the faces.
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@ArtGeek@mastodon.social 2026-09-03 02:24
@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.