Italian woman sues over nudist beach picture
A woman is suing a number of nudist websites for using a naked picture of her at a naturist beach without her permission.
The 38-year-old, who comes from Italy and is known only as Stefania, had spent the day on a nudist beach while on holiday in the Canary Islands in August 2013.
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According to Euro Weekly News, she had no idea she'd been photographed naked, and it only came to light recently when a friend emailed her a link he had seen on a nudist website.
She called the site to ask for it to be removed, but it transpired the picture had been picked up by a number of other naturist websites as well.
According to thelocal.it, Stefania told Il Giornale di Vicenza,: "When I saw that photo I nearly died.
"It's one thing deciding to spend the day with no clothes on at a nudist beach but it's another when everybody can see you as naked as the day you were born."
She has now launched a civil lawsuit against the websites, seeking €500,000 in damages.
A legal expert said: "Nudist beaches are public spaces, but she will argue that she went there with the right to and expectation of privacy."
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