
A video of a girl in a night club, in the presence of two boys, who were standing next to her body, was shared by several online media.
Its publication brought a great reaction from public figures and not only that, the question that arises is, should that video be published?
Private life and conditions for publication of private matters
The right to private life is guaranteed to everyone. The notion of private life is a broad term, without strict definition, that includes The right to privacy means that everyone, ie. private and public stones, have the right to live privately away from unwanted attention.
CONSENT
As a general rule, information about personal matters should not be made public without the consent of the person concerned. Consent is an important element in determining whether the publication of a detail from one's private life interferes with the right to privacy.
Claiming a breach of her right to privacy, Princess Caroline von a skiing holiday was published alongside an article about her father's illness, in any publication without consent, the rule is the more private the matter, the more consent, in exceptional circumstances.
This was the case in the German magazine Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi. The court also examined the manner in which the photographs were taken, with Hannover complaining several times about the publication of photographs from her private sphere emphasizing the importance of obtaining the consent of the persons involved.
Public figures
Public figures are persons who perform public duties and/or use public resources. More broadly, public figures include anyone who plays a role in public life, regardless of whether the fields they operate in are politics, economics, the arts, social spheres, sports or others.
Private individuals
Private individuals who have not entered the public domain in principle enjoy greater protection of their right to privacy. However, their actions can put them in the public sphere, which is why journalists do not have an absolute ban on reporting on them, even without their consent.
It seems that Albanians are becoming more and more aware of their privacy and what constitutes a violation of it. In addition to court proceedings, this is also shown by the ever-increasing number of complaints to the Commissioner for the Right to Information and the Protection of Personal Data. VoxNews is not publishing the video to protect the privacy of the characters involved.
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