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Is it illegal if someone posts a photo of me that was taken by their front doorbell without me knowing?
<p>I was given an address from someone who owes me money. I went to the address and rung the door bell, a lady answered the door. I asked if Tom was there, she replied no and no Tom lives here.</p>
<p>I apologized to the lady and explained to her that I was given this address by someone that owes me money, and that he had obviously misled me.</p>
<p>I said sorry again and went on my way. About two hours later a friend of mine called me and said that someone had posted a photo of me on Facebook asking if anyone new me. My friend knew the person who posted the photo, so they phoned him and told him he new me and I was kosher so remove the photo, which he has now done.</p>
<p>So was it illegal for him to post that photo taken of me without me knowing about it?</p>

<p>If this was anywhere in the United States, it was perfectly legal to post the photo.</p>
<p>The First Amendment allows people to freely share information, including pictures. People commonly believe that they have the authority to control who takes a picture of them and under what circumstances, but that is generally false. Anyone with a camera is generally free to photograph anyone or anything they want out in public.</p>
<p>You've also used the copyright tag on your question. The person who took the picture owns the copyright. Since that's the owner, there's presumably no problem with her posting it. Instead, it would be illegal for <em>you</em> to post that photo without obtaining a license from the homeowner.</p>
