It is illegal to send someone else's photos online without their consent, which violates the right to portrait. But it doesn't mean a crime, and it should be determined according to the purpose of the other party. If the other party does this for profit, it may constitute a crime. It depends on the situation that people send photos indiscriminately, just for their own viewing, and do not bear legal responsibility; If it is spread, it will bear civil liability, that is, restitution and compensation for losses. If the problem of reputation right is involved, which causes reputation loss, it can also be investigated separately. Portrait interests are the exclusive personality interests of citizens, and no one else can interfere or infringe upon them. The contents of infringement of portrait right are as follows: first, citizens have the right to prohibit others from making their own portraits without their permission; Second, citizens have the right to prohibit others from using their portraits without permission; Third, citizens have the right to forbid others to damage, defile, vilify and distort their portraits. The general principles are: citizens' right to reproduce their own image-the right to agree or disagree with the right to reproduce their own image in objective material media and space; Citizens have the right to use their own portraits, the right to allow others to use their portraits, and the right to prohibit others from using their portraits.

Legal basis:

Article 118 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Natural persons have the right to make, use, disclose or permit others to use their own portraits according to law.

article 995 if the right of personality is infringed, the victim has the right to request the actor to bear civil liability in accordance with the provisions of this law and other laws. The limitation of action does not apply to the victim's right to stop the infringement, remove the obstruction, eliminate the danger, eliminate the influence, restore his reputation and apologize.

Derivative questions:

What are the contents of infringement of portrait rights

First, citizens have the right to prohibit others from making their own portraits without their permission;

Second, citizens have the right to prohibit others from using their portraits without permission;

Third, citizens have the right to forbid others to damage, defile, vilify and distort their portraits.

the general principles are: citizens' right to reproduce their own image-the right to agree or disagree with the right to reproduce their own image in objective material media and space; Citizens have the right to use their own portraits, the right to allow others to use their portraits, and the right to prohibit others from using their portraits.