Poll Are You Okay With Being Taped On Video Without Being Asked For Permission?

[p-no]

This question refers to being taped while doing something everyday-normal like driving a car.

If you answer "no", I'd be grateful for comments on why you are not okay with it, maybe outlining a particular situation, especially what you would do if it were a person you had met only one time before.

Thanks!

 

[Smushroom]

Being taped doing anything without my permission is an invasion of privacy and surely breaches some sort of privacy law. When I read your question, I felt my heart start to race, I began to feel unsafe. I can't really explain why at the moment, I'm not the best this morning, but it almost feels like by letting someone else film me, they have the power, I become vulnerable and powerless.

This could all be because of how I am feeling at the moment, but I would still feel uncomfortable with it.

If something like this has happened to you, it is important to confront the person. In person is always best, but not always practical, so by phone or email. Get your knowledge up to date on the privacy laws, and have the 'facts' at hand and ready to produce.

I was watching a documentary on the 'community' based TV channel a few years ago, when suddenly I saw myself. I kept watching and staring in disbelief, and then I appeared again, later on. I had absolutely no idea. At that stage, my PTSD was not as 'pronounced' as it is now, and I was still able to hold it together, but I still called the TV broadcasting station, told them of my situation and they put me in touch with the people who had made the documentary. I told them it was illegal for them to have put me in there without permission. Now, I'm not talking about background faces, this was of me participating in something that had a strong meaning to me. I was flattered, I guess, that they chose this footage to put in, as it really did serve the purpose of the documentary, but was frustrated I wasn't told or asked permission, as I probably would have said no. It was a special, sacred time and place for me, and to be intruded upon like that was almost earth shattering.

They ended up cutting that section out apparently, and only using another small section of footage that I had approved. It was too late then anyway, it had already been aired...

 

[Deleted member 12723]

It is an invasion of my privacy. I do not like the idea at all. But I have a hard time being videotaped with my permission. I do not like to be photographed either. I do not know why, it makes me uncomfortable.

 

[Loner]

At least in America, it is not an invasion of privacy to film people in public, legally. The law says you have no right to privacy in a public place. You can't film up peoples skirts or anything but if its a public place, people have the right to flim anything from a vantage point a normal person going about their business would have.

That doesn't mean your feelings aren't justified, but thats the law.

I am a bit unempathetic to this as I don't really have a problem being filmed, although I can't say its really happened much.

 

[p-no]

Thank you to all who have participated so far. Since I don't want to influence the results, I'll comment later why I wanted to do this poll, Smushroom.

I don't mind being taped generally, for example standing in front of a museum and someone will just film anything touristy and me also (as well as other people).

As for the law, I'll have to check what it's like here. I wonder if there have been verdicts even...

Thanks again!

 

[Srain]

It's hard to answer this poll for me because these days if you out in pubic it tends to be fair game. If you run a traffic light, are in a public square, public building, etc.

I don't worry about that but in private, I am much more inclined to hesitant, unless it's with my children or dogs.

 

[Loner]

I think its also probably worth mentioning that I am a male, and I've never had creepy females following me around taping me at the beach or anything.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I don't like being on tape, then again, I try not to think about it! (I don't like photos either)

Everywhere we go in public, we are taped. I hate images of myself, so i just put it out of my mind. It's nothing I can change, so no use getting upset about it.

I can't even look at my sister's wedding photos because I'm in them. Yes, this is quite sad. I often think that if I got married soon (haha within the next 5 years), I wouldn't even want pictures. I always think about that movie "home for the holidays" in which the brother got married but there was no need for pictures as it was just the two of them, a few close friends, and they didn't need pictures because they were there living the moment and could remember it all. Or something like that.

I have my facebook settings such that I am notified of any photo tags so that i can remove them. I have one recent pic up on my account and it is artfully photoshopped.

And yes, I've been photoed by creepy males before. Drunken creepy males in a bar who were taking pics of nice looking rears. Again, I just tried to put it out of my mind.

 

[Lucycat]

I would not want to be recorded without being asked although I accept it happens. I know CCTV is just about everywhere but that is not focused on me ( I hope). Most places do have a sign to warn you at least.

I guess the whole thing hangs on the reason for the video - just a record of memories, or to be used with malicious intent?

 

[a3a2]

I really don't like being video taped (I hate looking at myself and feel quite ugly, stupid and self-conscious), but I do understand security tapes around banks, etc. I have, on one occasion, given permission for someone to tape me for a public service/promotional thing. You'd certainly never catch me jumping around behind a newscaster trying to get on t.v.

 

[kers]

I am not comfortable being taped or even having pictures taken of me unless it's by my best friend. I don't know why, it just feels invasive.

 

[Springer80]

Its definitely a control thing...I had some pictures of me and my ex doing cutsy romantic (just engaged) stuff, after we split up he put them on facebook and I flipped out. The content of the pictures was fine, not publicly humiliating or anything like that, but from a personal and intimate time and I didnt understand why he had done it and more importantly that he could ascribe them to my account without my knowledge or consent.

I don't feel like I can relax in front of a camera. I feel scrutinised, unless its by somebody very close to me and its not 'for' anything.

I don't refuse to have my picture taken I just don't like it and it probably shows. That said I would like some nice photos of me. I feel a little heart broken when I see friends pictures of family, friends and good times and realise it's something I learned to avoid.