Is it illegal to film others privately and post them online?

Illegal. It is illegal to shoot others and upload them online without the consent of the parties concerned.

Without the consent of the portrait owner, the portrait owner shall not use or disclose the portrait of the portrait owner by publishing, copying, distributing, renting or exhibiting.

If it is used for commercial purposes and even causes serious harm, it may be illegal, and you can apply for civil compensation.

The right to privacy includes the following rights:

1, freedom of personal life

The subject of rights should engage in or not engage in certain activities that have nothing to do with public interests or are harmless according to his own will, and be free from interference, destruction and domination by others.

2. Right to information confidentiality

Personal information, including all personal information and data. Such as height, weight, female measurements, medical records, physical defects, health status, life experience, property status, marriage, family, social relations, hobbies, beliefs, psychological characteristics and so on. The right subject has the right to prohibit others from illegally using personal life information, for example, not peeking into the secret parts of citizens' bodies, diaries and so on. , and without the consent of others, shall not be forced to disclose their property status, social relations and other private matters not known to the outside world.

3. Personal communication privacy

The subject of rights has the right to keep confidential the contents of private letters, telegrams, telephones, faxes and conversations, and prohibit others from illegally eavesdropping or stealing. The development of privacy system is closely related to the development of modern communication. With the rapid development of information processing and transmission technology, the content of personal communication is easy to be eavesdropped or stolen. Therefore, ensuring the security of personal communication has become an important content of privacy.

4. Right to use personal privacy

The right subject has the right to use his privacy to engage in various activities according to his own will to meet his own needs. For example, writing an autobiography with personal life information, painting or photographing with your own image or body, etc. These activities cannot be illegally interfered, but the use of privacy must not violate the mandatory provisions of the law, and must not violate public order and good customs, that is, rights must not be abused. For example, using one's private parts to make obscene articles should be considered as illegal use of privacy, which constitutes an illegal act.

Legal basis:

Article 1032 of the Civil Code

Natural persons have the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by spying, harassing, exposing or making public.

Privacy is the private space, private activities and private information that natural people live in peace and don't want to be known by others.