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1. ElProlactin · 1790239566 · focus · HN ↗

   This hypocrisy is not at all surprising. The modus operandi for these people has been rules for thee, but not for me for quite a while now.

   1. Almondsetat · 1790240173 · focus · HN ↗

      Feel free to point out the hypochrisy. I'll remind you that sharing a video you took of someone without their consent is not the same as recording them and keeping the video strictly for yourself

      1. ElProlactin · 1790240915 · focus · HN ↗

         This person was not trespassing on Meta property and nothing indicates that he was harassing employees who refused to be interviewed. It is perfectly legal in the Netherlands to record people in public places.

         You don't need someone's consent to record in public, and if any of the employees objected to the publication of the recording, they could consult with an attorney about a portrait rights claim. Such a claim should be adjudicated by a court, not Facebook.

         And let's be clear about the context here: these types of glasses are used by "content creators" to do street interviews that are published online, and they're also used to record all sorts of junk/nonsense ("pranks", pickup artist BS, etc.).

         Meta doesn't seem to have a problem with content recorded with these glasses being posted on its platforms, even when it's objectionable, because it's literally everywhere. The only problem here, obviously, was that he was recording Meta employees.

         1. Almondsetat · 1790241278 · focus · HN ↗

            FALSE! It's legal to record in public spaces and share it if you are not targeting any individual in particular. What the author did was instead purpusefully focus on those particular employees.

            1. ElProlactin · 1790241450 · focus · HN ↗

               Yelling "FALSE" doesn't make you correct.

               You could use Google, ChatGPT, Claude, etc. to educate yourself about the law before you post.

               1. Almondsetat · 1790241551 · focus · HN ↗

                  Are you claiming I didn't inform myself? Can you provide some proof for this accusation?

                  1. ElProlactin · 1790241990 · focus · HN ↗

                     Yes, you're claiming that it's illegal to record people in public in the Netherlands. This is incorrect.

                     Under Article 139a of the Dutch Criminal Code, you are legally allowed to record any conversation in which you are a participant. You don't need to inform or obtain permission from another party.

                     There's no law that forbids recording people in public spaces. GDPR and portrait rights claims may be implicated, but if Facebook wants to take the position that it removed this man's videos as an adjudication of claims those recorded never brought themselves, it begs the question: why is it selling its glasses and allowing them to record in the Netherlands in the first place?

                     1. Almondsetat · 1790242405 · focus · HN ↗

                        >you're claiming that it's illegal to record people in public in the Netherlands

                        No I haven't, you should re-read what I actually wrote.

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