Going to be quite scant on details but…
I was out and about, and was messaged by two friends independently saying they were surprised to see me in a YouTube video.
Confused, I asked what they were on about. Turns out, a guy I gave advice to had then started recording me towards the end of our interaction without telling me, and has, weeks later, uploaded it as part of a longer video.
I was pretty tired at the time and doing the guy a favour (out of annoyance), and I don’t like a few things, one of those being that he put me online (which, within hours has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times).
What can I do? I have already messaged him to tell him to remove me, but this seems like a ridiculous invasion of privacy.
Where do you live? Recording a private conversation without permission is a felony in two party states in the US. Meaning both parties most consent to the recording.
You may also have a recourse through YouTube’s reporting system.
I tried reporting but didn’t give me a relevant option.
This is in Europe. I just did a quick search and you’re right, consent is needed where this was recorded.
From what I understand EU law is pretty strict on the fact that they must obtain permission first. That may vary by country though.
You’re right, found the relevant reporting process. Feels a bit too late now but yeah, did it anyways.