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R’ Elyashiv held (and this was generally agreed upon) that there is an Issur D’Oraisa of K’siva for allowing oneself to be videotaped on Shabbos or Yom Tov, just like it is Assur to take a videotape. (There are Mekilim that it is Muttar if it is purged within 24 hours because therefore it is not Shel Kayama; this is what the security cameras in many Frum areas rely on.)
However, this is if there is some benefit to the Jew. Otherwise, it is just a P’sik Reisha D’lo Nicha Lei. The Goy is taking a video for himself. No Jew is gaining anything from it. No Jew is intentionally doing anything to be videotaped. They are just there while someone is videotaping. They are not doing anything Assur. This is what the world relies upon to walk outside every Shabbos and Yom Tov, even though Google and world governments could have satellites that are watching.