This is really a silly argument.

The facts:

In France it is not legal to take a picture of an unwilling subject, regardless of where they are. Period.

How this effects the beach in front of the Club O property:

The management had signs up declaring the property to be a camera-free zone. The implication was that this covered
the beach too, but of course that would probably have not been enforceable had it ever been brought to the authorities or
Court's attention. To the best of my knowledge neither ever occurred over a dispute over a camera. (Remember,
no one can hold a candle to the US when it comes to rampant litigiousness...)

It was in the Club's self interest to make patrons and visitors comfortable, and this occasionally included shielding them from
jerks with cameras. Security would take cameras and/or film away if they witnessed blatant use or got a complaint. Yes, they'd
do this on the beach too. Again, see the caveat on my last point. AT THE SAME TIME, if a regular patron or visitor known to
Security took a quick picture of themselves and/or willing subjects they generally could do so with little issue.

Club O is unfortunately not currently in operation. The beach concession is being run by a former Employee who
probably agrees with the previous management's feelings in regards to making patrons feel comfortable. There is
no current security however, so the previously mentioned jerks may have better luck taking pictures than
they previously did. Again, still illegal. If a fellow patron decides to toss a camera in the sea that is also probably
illegal, but it's unlikely to be frowned upon by anyone on that section of the beach.