To be cross that someone was videoing all the kids in a public swimming pool?

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Today I took my kids swimming to a public session. There are signs up everywhere saying no cameras / photographing etc.
A parent was stood at the side of the pool videoing their child with their granddad in the pool. However they were on one side of the pool and the child on the other and from the way that she was moving the phone and the length of time it was for she was clearly getting all of the people in the pool in the shot too. They were very blatant about it and did it several times in front of the lifeguard with nothing said. In the end I said to the lifeguard is that ok then and it stopped. AIBU to think it's not ok to do that as it's perfectly acceptable on holiday abroad. My only argument is that I fully expect people to take pics on holiday with the main focus being their family, but I don't expect it in a place that clearly says it's not ok and the focus appears to be everyone in the pool.

Mistressiggi
But that's a lot of situations through and through: I don't like a rule or I don't see the point in a rule therefore I shall ignore the rule because I am above rules.

Just wait until all the kids we hear about on MN when posters say "I don't believe in blind obedience. My DC shouldn't have to follow pointless rules and I'll back them if the teacher tries to sanction them. They will NOT be doing a detention" grow up.

I totally get the safeguarding of vulnerable children and work in a school know parents are asked to photograph their own child and not to put anything of other children online etc.

But legally it's a civil case of someone does it and is only a criminal case if they suspect it's done as part of a terrorist act.

Ah I see. Vanity disguised as ‘privacy’.

It is not always vanity, very few people would be comfortable with being videoed at their local pool in a swimming costume and then having no control where that video is later shared.

Swimmers should be able to enjoy a pool without worrying about being videoed by anyone. Can you really not see a situation where someone would find it quite upsetting bring videoed in a swimming costume?

That's a highly unlikely scenario but you'd seriously be happy with a paedophile getting off to a video of your child?

And how would I know they are?
I'm not going to worry about the "but whatifs" of that scenario. Too hysterical for me.

Exactly the same thing happened to.me today. Some woman with an ipad filming up and down the pool.

I gave her a mega dirty look and she stopped filming. I didn't say anything to the staff but might next week. I'm not cool with it at all.

Yes a beach is a public place and no phones aren't banned. That is a risk those of us in vulnerable situations have to take; I spend a lot of time checking my child isn't in someone's shot/ quickly pointing them in opposite direction. If I know filming of any kind is banned I can relax a bit and they can be normal; today at an attraction for example, where cameras were banned, my child was able to, for the first time, be the audience volunteer and it was magical. I shouldn't have to then worry about the actions of someone who doesmt think the rules apply to them.

I find this rule very odd given our pool has floor to ceiling windows facing the car park.
I don't know why you cared tbh