• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    5 days ago

    I am distraught to learn that apparently smart glasses are not banned in the EU. Until now I assumed without checking that they obviously would be.

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      23 hours ago

      Until now I assumed without checking that they obviously would be.

      Why, exactly? It’s a camera. Cameras aren’t illegal. You can do illegal things with cameras, but they’re not inherently illegal.

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        23 hours ago

        How is that interesting or news to anyone, honestly?

        I seriously don’t understand in what sort of police state people thought they were living in that photography is banned in general public.

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        5 days ago

        You’re free to record a crowd of people in public. Once you’re pointing the camera at a person specifically, that’s a whole different issue.

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          23 hours ago

          It very much depends, actually. You can totally take a photograph of a single person walking on the street. Especially if their face isn’t clearly visible, like taking a photo from behind.

          It would be determined on a case by case basis. Ofc even unrecognised is wrong if you actually follow a person instead of just taking a shot of a random person for art.