Post Amt5Ai8JV2rb7Y87Cy by hpk@chaos.social
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 (DIR) Post #AmsyngFZjbxEtbA5BY by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-10-11T04:38:42Z
       
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       "Japan's privacy laws with respect to photography are strict. In general, you should not publish any photos with recognizable faces without getting permission from the people photographed."https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2009.htmlFYI also good etiquette among direct action activists in Anglophone and European countries (and possibly elsewhere). Where cops often build up photo dossiers of activists, as part of a general strategy of demonising and spying on activists.(1/?)#Japan #activism #DirectAction
       
 (DIR) Post #Amsynh62aXvDWJhyxk by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-10-11T04:38:44Z
       
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       So if you take photos in an activist context without asking permission, you risk being looked upon with suspicion. Even more so if you publish photos or footage from them, without obscuring any faces you might capture. Even if you're a journalist or archivist, taking photos at a totally public event, for professional or even sympathetic reasons. (2/?)
       
 (DIR) Post #Amsynq3XHEGXJ9bbo8 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-10-11T04:38:44Z
       
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       A similar principle applies at subculture events like Burning Man inspired festivals, and especially rainbow gatherings (where no photos is a strong norm). But usually for different reasons.Many people attend these types of events because they feel liberated there to let it all hang out. In ways they may not feel comfortable doing in their everyday life. Indeed, in some cases their career - or even their safety - may be at risk if they are unexpectedly outed as a "rainbow" or "burner".(3/?)
       
 (DIR) Post #AmsynvR7Gz6Bzjg0ky by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-10-11T04:38:45Z
       
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       In the early 1990s, one could try to discourage a racist cop from picking on a brown person by filming the interaction from a discreet angle. But it required gear that was bulky, and *very* expensive. Having an internet-connected camera, right there in your pocket, is a citizen journalism or public watchdog superpower. Having framed it that way, I probably don't need to spell out the corollary, but I will anyway;"With great power comes great responsibility."(4/4)#EverydaySuperPowers
       
 (DIR) Post #Amt5Ai8JV2rb7Y87Cy by hpk@chaos.social
       2024-10-11T05:50:21Z
       
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       @strypey I guess you are aware that the CCC congress and camps have a no photo policy as well? Congress is a yearly 15k people gathering and you won't find photos other than without faces or people who consented/produced a selfie
       
 (DIR) Post #AnA4L2RuWrGZc2eTJI by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2024-10-19T10:31:19Z
       
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       @hpk > I guess you are aware that the CCC congress and camps have a no photo policy as well?I am now. > Congress is a yearly 15k people gathering and you won't find photos other than without faces or people who consented/produced a selfieThat's awesome! Good effort CCC.