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If the OP was in Europe he could be sued by the trespasser due to the GDPR for posting the trespasser photo on a website without his consent.

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Ha, it sounds possible but I'm not a GDPR expert. However one thing I do know is that you'd basically be publicly outing yourself as a burglar and the press would have a field day. Streisand effect - maybe better to just keep your head down and hope nobody recognises your blurry face :)

You'd have to convince me that anyone in the EU has to basically get a model release from everyone they take a picture of in public before posting it anywhere on the web.

Yeah, this isn't how it works at all, and GP is not a lawyer.

In Switzerland (Europe but not EU I suppose) it would be illegal to have a home security camera in a public area like this - dashcams aren't legal for the same reason, they invade privacy without a justified lawful reason.

Being in the background of someone else's holiday photo isn't a problem, but you can't just post publicly identifying photos of people where they are the subject of the photo if you do not have consent.

Indeed seems to be the case. [1] I expect it's widely ignored however unless the Swiss use the internet differently from the citizens of just about every other country on earth.

[1] https://www.ifolor.ch/en/inspire/image-rights-in-switzerland

Door needs a hint. "By entering this property without prior approval from the owner you agree to the terms and conditions (see link)".

But seriously, that's not how GDPR works, people are using it as a replacement term for privacy. GDPR is aimed at companies, not individuals running a blog. You could still sue just under regular civil law.

This was clearly a jab that went over the heads of a lot of folks. Thanks for the cheap guffaw.

Don't think GDPR applies to individuals if its not commercial

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