I haven't taken any photos since October...

[SharonHearn]

Here in the US "The reasonable expectation of privacy" controls whether you can photograph or not. For example if you were sunbathing in the nude by your pool, with an enclosed privacy fence you would have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" from anyone on the street. If you were doing so in your front yard with no fence then you wouldn't. Even in an enclosed area, you would not have an expectation of privacy from any view from the air.

While malls are considered private property, they can also be public spaces, and as private property the owners can enforce reasonable rules that on there property, including the restriction of photography if they claim its a disruption to commerce. However it generally requires that notices be placed in a conspicuous location to be enforceable. As to sidewalk, roadways, if they are public domain they have no authority to enforce privacy rights.

I have no knowledge on the UK, I've read that their rules are similar, but I've also read there are some variances.

Thank you

 

[nerwin]

Here in the US "The reasonable expectation of privacy" controls whether you can photograph or not. For example if you were sunbathing in the nude by your pool, with an enclosed privacy fence you would have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" from anyone on the street. If you were doing so in your front yard with no fence then you wouldn't. Even in an enclosed area, you would not have an expectation of privacy from any view from the air.

While malls are considered private property, they can also be public spaces, and as private property the owners can enforce reasonable rules that on there property, including the restriction of photography if they claim its a disruption to commerce. However it generally requires that notices be placed in a conspicuous location to be enforceable. As to sidewalk, roadways, if they are public domain they have no authority to enforce privacy rights.

I have no knowledge on the UK, I've read that their rules are similar, but I've also read there are some variances.

It is frustrating being flagged at a mall for terrorist activity for taking a picture of a beautiful stairwell. Security guards basically cornered me and said I can't take pictures and just delete the photos. There's no signs anywhere, none and I mentioned that and they're like well it's on the website

I was getting pretty upset because this was absolutely absurd and way out of hand for someone spending money at this mall. I was about ready to call the police to work it out. But I decided to them to pound sand and left the mall. I didn't delete the pictures, I kept them!

 

[Dikkie]

That's very interesting and I would love to be able to find out if that is the case here in UK too as my local mall has signs up stating no photographs but also they have banned anyone from photographing the building that they also own across the road from outside on the street, if you are caught taking a pic then security will step in.

I once heard that shooting the MI6 building (British secret intelligence service) is prohibited, but for a stupid mall... come one.

I'm not quite sure in my country how it is, but if a weird unknown vehicle is slowly passing by taking pictures of private houses, we can mostly suspect it could be burglars doing research for later. In that case we inform the local police.
I understand certain situations can be malicious.

But I mostly shoot 'tourist-wise' without bad intentions.
I never had someone say bad things to me.

 

[zombiesniper]

I've had similar responses. "I could take that same image on my phone" go for it then.

I always have the same response to people that say "I could take that picture myself." to images that were taken locally. "Okay let's go. We can shoot together, whoever shoots the better image gets to keep the other persons gear."
I've never been taken up on it.

The "I can do that" crowd are never going to be a customer. They're the same person that goes to a garage and says "I have a buddy that can do it cheaper."