Comment by jkaplowitz

14 days ago

Legislation would help. As one example, a neighbor pointing their Ring at your property without your consent is entirely illegal in Germany.

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15155  14 days ago

And thankfully this will run afoul of the First Amendment in the United States.

  • fn-mote  14 days ago

    I think in the US it’s more like “everything you can see through the window is public”, which is also an extreme.

    • immibis  14 days ago

      Indeed. In Germany, it's generally legal to see in people's windows, legal for them to do whatever they want in their windows (you can't file a complaint someone is naked in their apartment with the curtains open - they will just tell you not to look if you don't want to see it) and illegal to record in other people's windows.

      Illegal recording is a pretty good rule actually. Almost every party I've been to has a rule against filming dance floors, although in German law it's only illegal to publish a recording "of" a person. The flip side to illegal recording is that it's effectively legal to do silly things without worrying it'll haunt you forever, and that's pretty cool. Note the relatively relaxed attitude to things like public nudity (which is only legal in certain places as I understand it, but still). Almost every Berlin party I've ever been to has a rule against filming.

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    • LorenPechtel  14 days ago

      Everything you can see through a window *from public property*. Or from other people's private property with their permission. If they have to enter your property to see it they need a warrant.

  • edwardbernays  14 days ago

    "thankfully" you can record your neighbors without their permission or knowing? You kinda sound like a creep, hopefully you're already known to the cops as a pervert.