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.

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    Depends on the country and where it was recorded

    In a lot of places, it’s completely legal to record if he’s part of the conversation.

    If he was not, in many places it’s illegal

    If it’s a public place where there is no expectation of privacy, also possibly nothing you can do

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    I’d send him an email informing you will seek to take legal action if he doesn’t take you offline within 24h.

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    Not a lawyer or legal expert, just a google-er

    Definitely a huge dick move, but if it’s illegal is a different matter. From what I understand, in the US (If this happened in the US) it depends where it took place. If you were in public it’s mostly okay for them to record because “Anyone else could have been listening in” so there is no “expectation of privacy”. If it was in private then that’s easier to argue.

    Now, for what you can do. I think this is one of the times you could actually issue a DMCA complaint. While it’s not copyright… we all know youtube has a quick process and err on the side of caution. You can report it and say you’re in it without consent, or if you want to send a full DMCA compliant that could work.

    What you could easily do is of course let your friends know this was done without your consent, and be public about it. Nothing like telling the truth, no one likes someone who secretly records them. Don’t let them keep it a private thing, call out how crazy disrespectful it is

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        Unfortunately your likeness isn’t protected. There may be certain circumstances where you can prevent it from being used, but it’s an uphill battle.

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      Thanks. I told them as much and that it was odd, but I don’t have the opportunity, nor the desire to make it a big thing outside of getting myself taken out of the video. The copyright/DMCA concern requires a lot of detail which I just don’t have, so I went through the recording-without-permission route which seems to be a goer.

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    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.

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      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.

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        From what I understand EU law is pretty strict on the fact that they must obtain permission first. That may vary by country though.

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          Yeah it varies. In my country you only need to participate in the conversation to be allowed to record it.

          You can also film or photograph anyone you feel like in public as long as they aren’t in a place where privacy is expected like a bathroom or something like that. In general you can record and upload all day long.

          The law is much stricter on surveillance cameras.

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          You’re right, found the relevant reporting process. Feels a bit too late now but yeah, did it anyways.