Illegal To Take a Photo In a Shopping Center?

Posted by Soulskill on Monday October 10, 2011 @04:23PM from the common-paranoia dept.

New submitter Kyrall writes "A man was questioned by security guards and then police after taking a photo of his own child in a UK shopping center. The center apparently has a 'no photography' policy 'to protect the privacy of staff and shoppers and to have a legitimate opportunity to challenge suspicious behavior.' He was told by a security guard that taking a photo was illegal. He also said that a police officer claimed, 'he was within in his rights to confiscate the mobile phone on which the photos were taken.'"

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Won't Somebody Please Think of the Shoppers? by xstonedogx · 2011-10-10 16:29 · Score: 5, Insightful

A spokesperson for Braehead said it wanted to "maintain a safe and enjoyable environment" for shoppers.
There is literally nothing I enjoy more than to have a security guard and the police question me in front of my small child when all I was doing was minding my own business.