Hello,
recently I learned about the Desktop Uploader and about the update that makes it possible to import from many different devices like for instance my Garmin Dashcam. Whilst this feature sparked my interest right away because eastern Germany is quite thin on data it also raised questions:
If I don’t turn off the data embedding in the video every still Frame will have the GPS Location, Speed and Date+Time in it. Even after upload and processing. License plates etc. will be blurred but the mentioned data is clearly visible.
Questions:
- In the - not unlikely - event of an lawsuit: Who is responsible for this data when it is visible? There are many German Dashcam channels on YouTube which deleted/reuploaded hundreds of videos just to remove/blur this data
This old post speaks about Mapillary being responsible for GDPR compliance but if I let an AI analyse the situation I get this:
Mapillary acts as a data processor and platform provider, but their Terms of Use state that you grant them a broad license to use, reproduce, and distribute your content. However, you remain the original rights holder and responsible for the legality of what you upload. Mapillary explicitly says you retain ownership but grant them rights for commercial use under CC-BY-SA
So I waive all rights of usage of the material but still remain legally contestable? - Might be the quickest solution to this: Is there any way in the desktop uploader to auto-crop the video? For instance for my Garmin Dashcam I could crop the lower 40px - losing no viable information (its the dashboard/bonnet anyway). I searched around but I could not find any.
Would much appreciate an answer from the team.