Long time lurker! Story is just as title says really.
Went to a spa today and a woman took out her phone and was taking several photos of the indoor pool area with everyone in and around it of all ages adults on loungers in varying degrees of swimwear (several photos were directly pointed at where my friend and I were), clearly to be posted on her social media. It was not selfies, was not of any friends and was without anyone's consent.
AIBU to have asked a staff member to have a word and ask her not to take photos of people semi naked without their consent?
Was I wrong to assume spas are a place where we can feel safe and relaxed about our bodies without worrying about photos being unwittingly taken or shared online? The room is pretty but isnt that big so people would be very visible/close. I don't consider myself particularly sensitive but I felt surprisingly violated.
The staff member did talk to her and kindly said "if it wasn't you someone else would have said something" but later in the day another person also did the same thing with their camera phone pointed in our direction and it made me wonder if I am being unreasonable to not want them to photograph us and to bring it up with the staff.
Genuinely interested in everyones thoughts!