Lauren photo posted without permission

Written By: Christopher B. Dolan and Matthew D. Gramly

Tony from Belvedere asks: Do I have any right to privacy if others use photos of me that I posted online to social media or for other purposes since it’s without my permission?

Dear Tony: This is an interesting question, and one that evolves in the age of Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok and other social media sites that people use to post photos and videos of themselves, their families and friends.

Once you post a photo or video of yourself online, do you still own it?

Lauren photo posted without permission

Do you still have any control over it? Can you stop others from using your photos and videos if they don’t have your permission to use them?

There is a case out of San Diego, a lawsuit that was filed last month, which can provide some real-time insight into these issues.

In June 2020 a woman named Amber Lynn Gilles went into a Starbucks location to get some coffee. She was not wea