Unlawful to publish pictures from closed circuit television surveillance on Facebook

Traders or private individuals frequently publish pictures from closed circuit television surveillance on social media. It can be tempting to ask the public for help to recognise a person. Nevertheless, such publication is generally unlawful, as most recently established by the High Court of Western Denmark in a judgment of 4 April 2016 (TfK 2016.674 V).

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