there is no right to privacy ina public place but there must be a sign to tell people that it is under CCTVI still feel that being recorded on camera without your permission is an invasion of ones privacy,
it is different in your garden. for example if someone next door to you trained a cctv on your garden you [broken link removed]whether that be in your garden or street
Hi Jane,..in a public place ... must be a sign to tell people that it is under CCTV
no i cannot offhand but am quite certain of it. I suggest you ask data protection comm or maybe see here [broken link removed]Hi Jane,
Thats very interesting. Can you point to the legislation which prescribes this?
Thanks
aj
6.1 What issues surround the use of CCTV?
All usage of CCTV other than in a purely domestic context must be undertaken in compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Acts. Extensive guidance on this issue is available at http://www.dataprotection.ie/viewdoc.asp?m=m&fn=/documents/guidance/cctv.htm. In summary all uses of CCTV must be proportionate and for a specific purpose. As CCTV infringes the privacy of the persons captured in the images there must be a genuine reason for installing such a system. If installing such a system, it is required that the purpose for its use be displayed in a prominent position. In a shop or store context this would normally be at the entrance.
The images captured should be retained for a maximum of 28 days, except where the image identifies an issue and is retained specifically in the context of an investigation of that issue.
Tapes should be stored in a secure environment with a log of access to tapes kept. Access should be restricted to authorised personnel. Similar measures should be employed when using disk storage, with automatic logs of access to the images created.
A few elderly ladies ( and a pothole councillor) have asked the local council to install cctv cameras in a lovely quiet park to stop anti social behaviour. Its happening next month at a cost of €60,000.
I dont want cctv cameras, i'd prefer the paths to be resurfaced and new flower beds built than spend 60 grand on cctv. i dont think they'll stop anti social behaviour , which is actually over hyped. very limited.
Is there legislation to stop this invasion of privacy and waste of money IMHO?
correctI wrote the blog a little too quickly. I didn't mean that I expect privacy. However the Data protection Act states that people must be informed if they are going to be recorded. This includes passersby.
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