Video Recording

[Mskdbulnsh]

Hi I have a silly question but if two people were in a staff room and one video recorded the other without consent or their knowledge , is it illegal ? The only intimacy would’ve been hugging

[1ozzy]

Not sure if hugging is illegal, but, it could be unacceptable.
To some.

[johnk]

Are you talking about a surveillance / security camera or something like a phone etc,

[Mskdbulnsh]

More like a personal phone as the staff room doesn’t have any cctv

[emmie]

unacceptable for any one to do this at any time... they could use it for a bad purpose...

[emmie]

did you hug someone and they videoed it without your knowledge, is that what you are saying?

[Mskdbulnsh]

In essence …yes .Would that be something that could be taken to court or is it a stretch ?

[emmie]

how do you know they did this, have you been shown the video footage,

[davebro]

well it lost Matt Hancock his job but I don't think the police were interested.

[emmie]

was it more than a hug?

[Mskdbulnsh]

Yes

[Mskdbulnsh]

Yes I was shown the video and no nothing more than a hug

[emmie]

then i think you are worrying over nothing.... they shouldn't be recording you by the way, without your knowledge.

[barry1010]

The recording is not illegal - it is what is done with it that could be illegal.

[Peter Pedant]

my god people are having a go whatever
no all opinions are correct

"then i think you are worrying over nothing.... they shouldn't be recording you by the way, without your knowledge."
is wrong in law

UK/ england : "one sided consent" is sufficient - you can work out what that means.
the trouble comes when a third party does the recording. Sometimes they can sometimes they cant but that is nart important right now ( thx to Airplane) - employers can but they have to tell you xc when it is to forestall crime

Part of your answer may - "I am on this video, it is therefore my data and I didnt give permission for you to view it" - and would not have done

You mean - it is lawful to record something and not lawful to give it to someone else? Yup - part of Meghan's case is based on this.

you may ask supplementaries ( extra questions like what the hell does this mean?)

[Peter Pedant]

yeah Barry one above me
has got it right

[Peter Pedant]

you were shown the viddie
by whom
the lucky one who was hugged? - - apologise soonest. and say you will modify your behaviour as a result of seeing the viddie - and how very very sorry you were to see it. Mortified etc

then wait

and no I dont think it will come to anything

[Peter Pedant]

God this is a tale with a moral of:

"I must keep my hands to myself at work...."

[-SharonA-]

I didn't know Hancock was a member of AB!

[bednobs]

two people were hugging and one of them was filming i surreptitiously? have i got that right? with the intention of getting the first one in trouble?
Wouldnt they both be in trouble? It doesnt make sense to me

[pixie374]

It's legal, as long as one party knows about it.