

you took the photo with their permission), then you are free to post it (i.e. So is it lawful to post the photo without the subject's permission?Īssuming you took the photo lawfully (i.e. publish) the photo without their permission becomes the question. If a reasonable person wouldn't expect privacy in the same situation, then you had their permission to take the photo, and then whether or not it is lawful to post (i.e. The point is whether the person the photo was taken of could reasonably have expected privacy when the photo was taken.

was invited)Ī photo of another student in class/on campus at school/university, taken by someone lawfully at that place. Some examples of photos taken without a reasonable expectation of privacy:Ī photo of someone standing on a public street saying "You don't have my permission to photograph me"Ī photo of a friend in a friend's house, taken by another friend while at the house, assuming the photographer was not there unlawfully (i.e. Some examples of photos taken when a subject has a reasonable expectation of privacy:Ī photo of someone standing in their bedroom in their underwear, taken from the yard outside looking through the windowĪ photo of someone in a public bathroom, taken with a hidden camera in the bathroom taken when the subject does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy).ĭid the subject have a reasonable expectation of privacy when the photo was taken? Posting a photo does not require permission of the subject as long as the photo was taken lawfully (i.e.
