Is it illegal to shoot others and send friends privately?

Legal analysis: It is illegal in terms of laws and regulations, because unauthorized theft without other people's consent infringes on the person's human rights and portrait rights. If it is an uncivilized photo, it will also cause certain reputation losses to the person. As long as the camera is aimed at a natural person for portrait photography, if the portrait owner disagrees, it is infringement.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 1018 A natural person enjoys the right to portrait, and has the right to make, use, make public or permit others to use his own portrait according to law. Portrait is the external image of a specific natural person that can be recognized on a certain carrier through images, sculptures, paintings, etc.

Article 1024th A civil subject enjoys the right of reputation. No organization or individual may infringe upon the reputation right of others by insulting or slandering. Reputation is a social evaluation of the moral character, reputation, talent and credit of civil subjects.