No right to die off cameras?

The Bridge, a documentary directed by Eric Steel, opened this week end in New York. The film shows several successful suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge. The author had installed cameras on the bridge, filming 24/7. I have not seen the film, and do not intend to see it.

I find very disturbing that somebody's last moments would be captured on cameras, unbeknownst to the person. Just before these persons took their own lives, they were denied the right to be left alone, and to oppose the use of their images on screen. I could walk a few blocks from my apartment today, hand over some money, and sit in the dark watching them jump to their death.

I have not found any California laws that could protect them except for the article 1, section 1 of the California Constitution: All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. It is poignant to read the words "happiness" and "privacy" so close in this context.