Dont You Just Love CCTV ... - Page 3

SPUGGIE J · 13-02-2006, 09:21

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Originally Posted by garinda

Don't forget that while you are watching kids vandalise your cars on CCTV, some perv might be recording your children playing out for less noble motives.

In this day and age a distinct possibility.

SPUGGIE J · 13-02-2006, 09:26

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Originally Posted by ossymal

just so everyone knows the rules on installing cctv on your own property. If the image contains any other persons property or captures any public view you need to get permission to have it... RIPA are the main body governing this and you also need to contact the informational commissioner for authorisation.. If anyone wants a copy of what you may have recorded which they can legally ask for they must pay you for access to it.. usually around a tenner... you can request a copy of the image from a bank for any footage you were in but you would have to say why and pay a tenner...

Does this not defeat bthe purpose of CCTV? Besides it could be edited to get rid of the "public view you need to get permission to have."

ossymal · 13-02-2006, 15:51

you are legally allowed to request for any captured image of yourself from anywhere in its raw format. They cannot supply it you in any other format without your consent.. hope this helps you to understand how the law stands on this topic...

Madhatter · 13-02-2006, 18:41

They must ask why, AND it has to be relevant to why the system was installed. For example a crime has been commited and the system was fitted to detect crimes being commited. They have the right to refuse if they feel the reason is not genuine. CCTV images are not meant for public entertainment and are not supposed to be viewable by joe blogs. As I've said they might turn a blind eye but missuse it for something that gets a complaint made against you and the law is on their side.