Going to be quite scant on details but…
I was out and about, and was messaged by two friends independently saying they were surprised to see me in a YouTube video.
Confused, I asked what they were on about. Turns out, a guy I gave advice to had then started recording me towards the end of our interaction without telling me, and has, weeks later, uploaded it as part of a longer video.
I was pretty tired at the time and doing the guy a favour (out of annoyance), and I don’t like a few things, one of those being that he put me online (which, within hours has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times).
What can I do? I have already messaged him to tell him to remove me, but this seems like a ridiculous invasion of privacy.
Ask a local lawyer. Laws vary about recording someone without their permission.
Depends on the country and where it was recorded
In a lot of places, it’s completely legal to record if he’s part of the conversation.
If he was not, in many places it’s illegal
If it’s a public place where there is no expectation of privacy, also possibly nothing you can do
You mentioned this was in Europe. You are protected under the GDPR. There are additional laws if this happened in Germany or the UK. Your best bet is private lawyer.
Well there goes my Judge Judy idea.
Where do you live? Recording a private conversation without permission is a felony in two party states in the US. Meaning both parties most consent to the recording.
You may also have a recourse through YouTube’s reporting system.
I tried reporting but didn’t give me a relevant option.
This is in Europe. I just did a quick search and you’re right, consent is needed where this was recorded.
In Germany and I bet in other Europe countries as well, there are official free legal advise dates in courts. You just go there and ask a lawyer for free legal advice. I think that is your best and easiest bet. If they tell you to sue then you might have a shot and can potentially get quite a bit of money back
From what I understand EU law is pretty strict on the fact that they must obtain permission first. That may vary by country though.
Yeah it varies. In my country you only need to participate in the conversation to be allowed to record it.
You can also film or photograph anyone you feel like in public as long as they aren’t in a place where privacy is expected like a bathroom or something like that. In general you can record and upload all day long.
The law is much stricter on surveillance cameras.
Photographing or filming someone in a public space has always been very legally distinct from recording a private conversation in pretty much every jurisdiction.
You’re right, found the relevant reporting process. Feels a bit too late now but yeah, did it anyways.
I’d recommend on googling for “free lawyers in your_region” you might have these options available to you
It would cross borders which I will not be remaining in very long.
Anyone figured out what the video is?
Don’t be a cunt.
Sick cunt or shit cunt?
