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What are the ethics of taking portrait photos of "natives" on a trip and then posting them online?

I tend to take photos of landscapes while on trips and post them on FB. However, a friend is on a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia and posting some photos of farmers, school girls, etc. While they are very interesting to look at, I wonder if, presumably with a language barrier, she has gotten permission to post them online. (I don’t know her well enough to ask her.)

I have seen other people do this as well, so my question is more about Jelly reactions to the idea of taking and posting portrait pictures online while travelling. And I do know that in some cultures the taking and posting of a portrait is considered robbing a soul. I would expect one would ask fellow travelers or family members if their pictures were ok to post – this is not about that.

Posting in Social but I would hope people would stick to the topic at hand.

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