Unter Aufnahme versteht man hier den Akt des Fotografierens bzw. die visuellen Aspekte des Filmens.
In den USA sowie in einigen Ländern in Europa, in denen Sie keine Einwilligung benötigen, um eine Person an einem öffentlichen Ort aufzunehmen, wird oft argumentiert, dass es keine „vernünftigen Erwartungen an die Privatsphäre in einem öffentlichen Raum“ gebe.
In einigen Rechtsordnungen gibt es Ausnahmen vom Erfordernis der Zustimmung zur Veröffentlichung hinsichtlich der Art der betreffenden Person (z. B. sind Personen von Interesse häufig von strengen Datenschutzbestimmungen ausgenommen) oder ob die Veröffentlichung der Aufzeichnungen im Interesse der Öffentlichkeit liegt oder nicht (z. B. wenn eine Straftat begangen wurde).
Von AgonizingFatigue
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That’s objectively a false categorisation. Austria and Hungary both have the same general rules that a person has absolute ownership about it’s self and any digital copy of it, but in both countries people are allowed to be photographed/filmed as part of the general scenery or a crowd without explicit consent. Same applies to Germany too, although police often misinterprets the law.
Americans always claim the USA is so huge, but you can see in this map that it’s dwarfed even by Iceland.
It’s impressive how precisely square it is though.
But…. CCTV
It all depends on the definition of „recording someone in a public space.“
For example, in Poland, you can record a crowd of people, but recording a person, even in public space, without their consent when they are the main „subject“ of the recording is not allowed.
In short: if you’re recording a crowd walking along a busy street, there’s no problem. However, if you’re recording a crowd but focus your camera on one person and record their emotions, recording them tripping and falling, recording them walking away… then you need their permission, even if it’s a public place.
Similarly, with photos.
Clarification: A distinction needs to be made between the mere act of taking images and not doing anything further with them and the act of making them public online. The first map shows the legal status of the former, while the second map shows the latter.
I wonder how this map affects the legality of dashcams in different countries.
About 10 years ago, I heard that they were banned in Germany, precisely because of the ban on filming people without permission. Have there been any changes to the law regarding this?
I do not remembered that Europe were an island.
In Estonia it is allowed to film if you clearly show that you are filming, not secretly. If you have security camera filming, you must put a label which says that camera is filming
Aaah, what happened to the Baltic countries, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova, were they annexed by Greenland?
It is not true that you can’t record people in public places in Spain.
There are exceptions. Fixed cameras recording public spaces are not legal or would require a special permit and it would require a justification, such as an ATM or other security cameras for places that could justify that need.
As a Wikipedia editor these rules are really annoying
In Turkey I just don’t take the photo/video of anything while I am outside just to save myself trouble
Why’s 1/4 of Europe not included? Sure, there’s data to colour it in.
Edit: grammar, it’s late
In Austria, publication is prohibited if the person is the main subject of the photo.
On most maps Belarus is in the NO DATA zone.
You cannot film publicly and SAFELY in russia
In the UK, there are exceptions to the rule that there is no expectation of privacy in a public place. Eg, if someone is going into a hospital or addiction clinic, there will be an expectation of privacy.