Unhygienic practice?

Soapn

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

There is nothing to stop anyone taking photo's inside a shop providing that there isn't a clear sign stating that it is not permitted.
Providing that something untruthful isn't stated or implied when posting the photo's on facebook, someone would have a very hard (and expensive time) to show that stalking or harassment took place.

I would be interested in seeing a shop employee trying to sue a customer for taking a photograph that showed that same employee breaking health and safety and hygiene regulations.
It would generate far more negative publicity for the store than the photograph ever would.

I can't see many shops, or staff being happy that joe bloggs with his phone is taking pictures of them to plaster all over Facebook.

In fact, if a customer did that to me, I'd sue them.

shaun_from_Africa

Soapn wrote: »

I can't see many shops, or staff being happy that joe bloggs with his phone is taking pictures of them to plaster all over Facebook.

In fact, if a customer did that to me, I'd sue them.

Sue them for what exactly?
If it was that easy to sue someone for simply taking your photograph, don't you think that every celeb who has been photographed in a compromising situation would be doing it?

Provided that the posted image is unaltered and doesn't state or imply something that was not true, you would have little or no chance of winning any case you brought, and it would probably cost you an awful lot of money.

Soapn

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Sue them for what exactly?
If it was that easy to sue someone for simply taking your photograph, don't you think that every celeb who has been photographed in a compromising situation would be doing it?

Provided that the posted image is unaltered and doesn't state or imply something that was not true, you would have little or no chance of winning any case you brought, and it would probably cost you an awful lot of money.

Shops are private property at the end of the day. They are allowed to CHOSE who they allow in, and who they don't.

Taking pictures of their staff and plastering them on Facebook will not go down well with them. I'd get security to throw out the person taking the picture of a member of staff without their permission.

shaun_from_Africa

Shops are private property at the end of the day. They are allowed to CHOSE who they allow in, and who they don't.

Be that as it may. If someone is already in your shop and they took a photo, you could ask them to stop but you would have no right to stop them doing as they wished with that photo.
Simply making it public is not an offence in itself.

I'd get security to throw out the person taking the picture of a member of staff without their permission

Surely you mean that you would get security to ask that person to leave.
If they threw someone out, they (or you) would be the ones getting sued or arrested.

DirtyDick

Good luck trying to sue them for taking your picture. I assume you can afford a solicitor (or Barrister) to take on this sort of case, because otherwise not.

It's not your shop if you are an employee. It's as much yours, or as private, as a warehouse belongs to a shelf-stacker.

The angst of the impotent otherwise, I'm afraid.

shaun_from_Africa

The must be something in the MSE user agreement that states people called DirtyDick can't post on topics relating to unhygenic practices!

DirtyDick

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

The must be something in the MSE user agreement that states people called DirtyDick can't post on topics relating to unhygenic practices!

I don't stick my username on food packets. In fact I never go into Iceland because it's full of scum.

ThumbRemote

Soapn wrote: »

Taking pictures of their staff and plastering them on Facebook will not go down well with them. I'd get security to throw out the person taking the picture of a member of staff without their permission.

In most cases this would make absolutely no difference. Even if they did notice you, by then they would already have taken the picture. Unless you were known to the shop already, or particularly memorable, they really aren't going to remember you to ban you in future.

By the way, I notice you've not anwered the previous question, asken what you'd sue them for.

Soapn

ThumbRemote wrote: »

In most cases this would make absolutely no difference. Even if they did notice you, by then they would already have taken the picture. Unless you were known to the shop already, or particularly memorable, they really aren't going to remember you to ban you in future.

By the way, I notice you've not anwered the previous question, asken what you'd sue them for.

Maybe suing was a bit over the top, but if I did see them do it, I would certainly get security to eject them from the store, making it plain that I in no way whatsoever give them permission to be taking photos of me.

Would customers be happy for me to be taking photos of them while they are out doing their shopping?

I bet they wouldn't, they'd be onto customer services tout de suite to moan and see if they could get a gift card or vouchers/or say they will take it to the papers/ or say they will splash it all over Facebook.

I do not go to work so jumped up customers can take pictures of me, if I wanted to be photographed at work, I'd be a model

mttylad

Given that they are likely to be up on a shelf at the time, they would not be able to do anything about someone taking their picture. They may not even notice - its not as if someone would pull out a DSLR with zoom lens and a big flash lol.


Take a photo, go have a word with the manager.

If this practise continues then contact head office with the photo and the name of the manager that you discussed it with and when.

An edict will come from head office forbidding this practise before long as those at head office will recognise the H&S issues in this.

Don't worry about any nonsense about being sued and no one that works there can take your photo away.