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Kim Hoss’s Nude Photo Reported Missing After dm Development, Prompting Police Complaint

dm says it oversees photo processes, with potential safeguards under review following reports of similar cases.

Overview

  • After picking up developed prints from a Stuttgart dm, Hoss later found two photos missing, including a nude image that had appeared in the online preview.
  • She filed a police complaint and is seeking €10,000 in damages for violation of personality rights.
  • Her Instagram post drew numerous accounts of comparable incidents, highlighting freely accessible envelopes with simple adhesive closures and prompting calls for ID checks, behind-counter storage, and tamper‑evident seals.
  • dm executive Alexander Strehlau said the company is responsible up to proper handover at the register, staff are instructed to monitor photo counters, and possible improvements are being evaluated.
  • One reported claim suggested store cameras were dummies, a point not independently verified, as both police and internal inquiries proceed and pickup security remains under scrutiny.