In a public space, you have no expectation of privacy. If the person doing the recording is harassing you, that's different, but otherwise, if you're in a public space, you can be recorded. If they use a recognizable image of you in a profit-making venture, you can make a claim against that, but if it's not recognizable as you, or if no money is made and it's not libelous or slanderous, you have no recourse. Note that most of the restrictions that do exist require distribution. If they videotape you and don't distribute it, there's little you can do. Finally, if they own the property, they can make your not taking pictures a condition of your presence on that property.
Note that there's a difference between government surveillance and non-governmental surveillance, because the 4th amendment doesn't apply to non-government actors.
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Date: 2009-03-18 01:38 am (UTC)Note that there's a difference between government surveillance and non-governmental surveillance, because the 4th amendment doesn't apply to non-government actors.