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No, you shouldn't. If I make an observation, that's my observation, my data. I should have full rights to observations I made myself, regardless of if it involves you. Europe has this 100% backwards.


What would you think if somebody told you this, after following you or your kids the entire day, while taking pictures and notes?


It would be weird, but sure, no difference. This is what a private investigator already does legally.


Do you think some laws might apply to private investigators and how they do that work?


Not everywhere. It depends on the jurisdiction.


But surely an US private investigator would have to respect french laws when following people in France?

The core of the issue is about fundamentally transnational transactions, and who has jurisdiction in that matter.




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