A question about etiquette: Shoud I have asked their permission before posting candid pictures on Facebook?

Asking them is polite. Don’t identity them, unless they approve.

Problem is Facebook will be happy to identify them without their consent.

People do post photos with others in them without asking all the time but the more considerate thing is to ask them.

Snap “D’ya mind if I post?”—it’s so second nature now I barely think about it. But there are always people who prefer not to have their faces on the Book… so yeah, asking is the way to go.

I always want to be asked.

Even though Facebook has been around for years, I still resent it when people post my photos without permission. There’s too much disclosure, and too little privacy, left in today’s world. Not that I have anything to hide, but the general public doesn’t need to know where I partied Saturday night or had brunch on Sunday.

I posted it under a private group, so it’s not public

I would wager that you need their express permission to publish those photos, otherwise you are violating their privacy rights.

Better to ask.

You can change the privacy on the photos to just them if you want to share them via Facebook.

@ragingloli

If that’s violating their privacy rights, then almost any photo with a crowd is violating someones’s privacy rights.

Any photo taken out in public is free game legally.

I always ask permission before posting a picture.

Very true, @JLeslie, although the question’s about etiquette rather than legality.

^^My first answer did answer the Q. My second answer was responding to the comment of “privacy rights.” There is no legal right to privacy in a public place. Maybe you didn’t read the whole thread of answers. I guess I should have listed @ragingloli and @rockfan in my second answer so it’s obvious to everyone.

Facebook sucks. I hate it when people post images of me to Facebook. I have an account because I have to for work, but I really try to minimize what I put out there. Facebook’s business model is trying to learn every detail about you that it can figure out and then selling that info to 3rd parties. You have control about who you allow to see your posts, but not about who Facebook can sell your information to.

Always ask permission.

I totally agree with @gorillapaws. I deactivated my Facebook account many years ago, and I do not appreciate it even when family puts my name and face out there! Facebook is a nasty company!

I’m on board with @gorillapaws and @snowberry. I deleted my Facebook account ages ago.