Any of you who have been on facebook know how others think their daily selfies saying 'Hello world,' are oh so important to all of us. Not to mention the staggering amount of baby photos of little johnny doing everything. When little Jack or Jill plays sports we get 20 photos of them kicking the ball instead of 1 with the team. It's narcissism on steroids :-)

These parents are cruel in leaving the photos up after their teen told them how upset it made her.

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A 18-year-old woman from Carinthia is suing her parents for posting photos of her on Facebook without her consent.

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She claims that since 2009 they have made her life a misery by constantly posting photos of her, including embarrassing and intimate images from her childhood.

Her lawyer Michael Rami says that to date, her parents have posted 500 images of her on the social media site without her consent, and he believes she has a good chance of winning in court.

The shared images include baby pictures of her having her nappy changed and later potty training pictures.

"They knew no shame and no limit - and didn’t care whether it was a picture of me sitting on the toilet or lying naked in my cot - every stage was photographed and then made public,” the 18-year-old said. The photos were shared on Facebook with her parents' 700 friends.

Despite her requests, they have refused to delete the photos - prompting her to sue them. "I'm tired of not being taken seriously by my parents", she said. Her father believes that since he took the photos he has the right to publish the images.

Her lawyer says that if it can be proven that the images have violated her rights to a personal life, then her parents may lose the case. This is the first case of its kind in Austria, but he says that based on similar cases abroad the girl’s parents may have to pay some financial compensation for her pain and suffering, and will also be liable for her legal costs.

The case will be heard in November - and if the parents lose this could have repercussions for Austrians who post countless images of their children on social media without their consent.