Court of Cassation: video recordings of cohabiting persons constitute the offence of interference with private life.

According to the Supreme Court of Cassation, Section V, judgment no. 4840 of 2 February 2024, the offence referred to in Article 615-bis of the Italian  Criminal Code relates to the protection of images of the private life of others, filmed within the domicile, and this offence exists even when it is committed by a person living with a cohabitee, in his absence. According to the Court, in fact, the filming of the private life of others, even by a person who may or may not live permanently in the same place, can only be lawful if the perpetrator of the conduct shares the act of private life being filmed with the same persons and with their consent, a consent which must be clear and unequivocal.