A little question of ethics

[ailbhe]

Is it ever right and fair to make public a photograph which was emailed to you privately? Without permission? A photo of the emailer's infant?

I didn't think so.

(No, no-one has done this with any pictures of Linnea as far as we know.)

Comments

Re: A little question of ethics

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

well, it might be right if there's a crime involved, and it would help to publicise the infant's picture.

beyond that? no. no, it's not right. in fact i believe strongly that people's bodies are their own, and that nobody else has the right to take pictures of them and publish them without permission. even if they are a public figure, i think there should be way more privacy, and much stronger limits as to what's permitted (again, allowing photos to use as evidence in crimes).

i hate papparazzi with a passion. i also can't stand people who think that because they have a camera, they have the right to take snapshots of me, and that this should somehow be an opt-out process, if anything. they are wrong.

the person who published the infant's image is probably one of those who thinks that it's cute to share baby pictures with the entire world, and has no sense whatsoever that some might view this as a privacy violation. it amazes me sometimes, the lack of thought people give to others' rights.