In fact, videos of this nature, termed “nightlife content” or “walking tour content” and filmed covertly in public areas, tend to fall into a legal grey area with nothing prohibiting them. It is not illegal to film in a public area unless a reasonable expectation of privacy is being breached, a private or intimate act is being captured or the filmer’s behaviour counts as harassment.
Filming is one thing, publishing is another
In France you can’t legally publish content of someone without their consent. Even filming in public is only allowed if it’s not focused on individuals, like filming a crowd in a concert or in the street
Not only in France but probably in most of Europe at least at some level.
I’m always dumfounded at the level of public harassment the US allows.
To clarify, the OP article describes the UK, not the US
By bad. I guess the apple didn’t fall far from the tree in this case.
