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Illegal To Take a Photo In a Shopping Center?

Posted by Soulskill on 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.'"

2 of 544 comments (clear)

  1. Get a life by lucm · · Score: 0, Troll

    The real question here is: why do people need so badly to take pictures and upload them to Facebook all the time? What is the amount of said pictures that are actually looked at by anyone? It's like those thousands of smartphones raised in the air during concerts so people can upload shitty clips to Youtube. Everyone is broadcasting, no one is watching.

    People don't have a life anymore. They have pictures and youtube clips.

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    lucm, indeed.
  2. UK laws by glebovitz · · Score: 1, Troll

    I also hear that they have the rights to levy taxes on Tea without representation.