Pictures and kids permission and licensing/ USA / Taiwan

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It is discussed in some threads.

Taking pictures without asking

So, my friend and I took a day trip to Jiufen this weekend. On at least 3 separate occasions, we noticed people taking photos of us without asking. These were clearly not “scenery” or “crowd” photos that we just happened to be in, I’m talking camera-in-your face and/or very obviously directly-at-you. First occasion, my friend got her camera straps, backpack straps, and scarf all tangled up, and while I was helping her get untangled, she noticed an older Chinese man sticking a camera right in …

Denied entry to hospitals (and photographed without consent)

i am a visa-free-entry-covid-extension british person. my legal status here is tourist. today i went with my fiance (non taiwanese ARC holder) to the hospital for her pregnancy check up and was denied entry because i didn’t have a 健保卡 or a 台灣身分證. we are in changhua county. i tried to present my drivers license, my passport, but to no avail. they had to type in a number and the system wouldnt accept my passport number. my fiance went in for her checkup and i called the hospital to ask to spea…