daughter sues her parents for posting embarrassing photos of her on Facebook

The 18-year-old claims the snaps, which include having her nappy changed and sitting on a potty when she was a baby, amount to an invasion of privacy.
The teen, who lives in the Austrian state of Carinthia, claims that since 2009 her parents have made her life a misery by constantly posting new pictures of her on their social media accounts from when she was an infant.
She said the pictures allegedly included embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood and added that they were shared with her parents’ 700 online friends.
Michael Rami, the lawyer of the woman, says that to date her parents have posted 500 images of her on social media sites without her consent. He believes she has a good chance of winning the court battle.
The teenager said: ‘They knew no shame and no limit – and did not care whether it was a picture of me sitting on the toilet or lying naked in my cot – every stage was photographed and then made public.’

She told local media that despite her requests, her parents have refused to delete the photos which prompted her to sue them.

She said: ‘I’m tired of not being taken seriously by my parents.’
Her father believes that since he took the photos he has the right to publish the images. Yet Rami said that if it can be proven that the images have violated her right to a personal life, her parents will lose the case.
While the court case is the first of its kind in Austria, her lawyer said that based on similar cases abroad the girl’s parents may have to pay some financial compensation for her pain and suffering, and will also be liable for her legal costs.
Austrian privacy laws when it comes to social media are not as strict as those in some other countries.
For example in France, anyone convicted of publishing and distributing images of another person without their consent can face up to one year in prison and a fine of up to 45,000 EUR (£38,260). This would apply to parents publishing images of their children too.
French authorities have warned parents against sharing photos of their children on Facebook, saying that the images could attract sexual predators and warn that children could face social and psychological problems later if intimate and embarrassing photos are shared with a wider public.