Can My Neighbour Record Me On CCTV?

Summary

Imagine this: One day you wake up to find your neighbour has installed a camera on their that points directly at your home. What are your rights in this situation? And what, if anything, can you do about it? If your neighbour puts a camera on their property, they should try to make sure it does not point into other people’s homes and gardens. However, this is not always possible and using cameras, like CCTV, to capture videos outside a property boundary is not against the law. So, in short, yes - a neighbour can record you on their CCTV camera. This is probably of little comfort if you find yourself in a position where it feels like Big Brother is watching you all the time. That being said, there are some things you can do to change the situation and there are potential legal avenues you can explore if you feel your neighbours motives for installing cameras on their property have nothing to do with protecting their property from acts of crime and anti-social behaviour. If a neighbour’s CCTV system captures images of your home or garden, then they have to comply with certain data protection laws including: * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) * Data Protection Act If your.

Key information

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Be informed that a CCTV system is being used
• Request a copy of any recordings of you by a CCTV camera
• Request for footage of you to be deleted
• Request that you are not captured on CCTV again
• Process data fairly and lawfully in a transparent manner
• Collect data only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes (in this situation it would be to deter or capture crimes being committed or anti-social behaviour)
• Ensure the data processed is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed
• Only store data for an appropriate time.
• Contacting their landlord if they rent
• Seeking legal advice from a neighbour dispute solicitor
• Imagine this: One day you wake up to find your neighbour has installed a camera on their that points directly at your home.

Practical guidance

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