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Qeustion: "I sometimes snap pictures of strangers and post them on my blog and Flickr. Could I get into legal trouble for violating their privacy?
Answer: "Snap away, shutterbug. As long as your subjects don't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" - meaning they're not somewhere they'd never expect a camera to be - you're on pretty solid ground. Even if you photograph them while they're on private property, you're in the clear - just make sure they're in plain view and you're not trespassing.
Privacy issues aside, your little habit could still land you in hot water, but the circumstances of your snapshot would have to be pretty weird.
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