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Depends the country/state.

But in a public space, it's legal.

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it is legal for a citizen, it is illegal for the government

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It's legal for the [U.S] government (and anyone else) to take photographs in public places where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. This includes photographing people, government buildings, transportation facilities, and police officers performing their duties.

Anything visible in a public space can be photographed without restriction. This includes people, buildings, and public officials.

Taking photographs in public is often considered an exercise of freedom of speech and expression, protected by the First Amendment.

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Maine is trying to force everyone registering a business within the state to get a "new" drivers license now with facial biometric data, and to provide a copy of the new license with their corporate registrations by 2026.

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These are the general rule when it comes to this:

Public - No privacy, free for all.

Private Property - Allowed if you have proper signage in place so those who enter are aware of recording being in place. They consent to being recorded by entering the property.

Recording someone on private property without their consent, while you are a visitor of the property - illegal. Government needs warrants, private citizens who do it are breaching privacy of staff/visitors/residents.

There are sometimes reasonable exceptions, as for example recording the incident for safety purposes or as evidence of a crime, that can be considered reasonable in some cases.

Make sure to learn the laws about this, it important in this day and age.

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As with anything: it's only illegal if you're caught.

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and... try fighting

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Even if it is illegal, we are going to do what we want. Try and stop us.