Hello everyone,
What are your thoughts on security cameras? I am considering installing two outside. I have already looked through the websites of the regional data protection authorities and noted the essentials (notice sign, deletion policy, masking public areas, etc.). The main goal is deterrence and to be informed about what happens when I am away.
Do you have cameras on your property or even more, like an alarm system? What are your reasons for or against them?
Thank you and best regards,
Andrea85
What are your thoughts on security cameras? I am considering installing two outside. I have already looked through the websites of the regional data protection authorities and noted the essentials (notice sign, deletion policy, masking public areas, etc.). The main goal is deterrence and to be informed about what happens when I am away.
Do you have cameras on your property or even more, like an alarm system? What are your reasons for or against them?
Thank you and best regards,
Andrea85
Scout schrieb:
Exactly—nothing! Or are you afraid that your own dog or child might sue you?The mail carrier, for example
Musketier schrieb:
I have already considered whether a 500W LED floodlight would be more effective as a deterrent instead of cameras. As always, it’s the combination that makes the difference. With more light available, the camera can also capture much more detail.
The feeling is unpleasant. Knowing that strangers have rummaged through your most personal belongings—places where even close friends wouldn’t normally take a look. At least, this was very upsetting for one of my friends.
Collection baskets and buckets are sometimes used as codes.
For example: no one home during the day, dog present, single woman, and so on. I once read about it in a newspaper. Since moving, we haven’t had any incidents like that. On our old street, my neighbors and I placed these items near the fire station. After all, we try to be polite.
Collection baskets and buckets are sometimes used as codes.
For example: no one home during the day, dog present, single woman, and so on. I once read about it in a newspaper. Since moving, we haven’t had any incidents like that. On our old street, my neighbors and I placed these items near the fire station. After all, we try to be polite.
Musketier schrieb:
The mail carrier, for example. A sign indicating surveillance is sufficient in this case. The mail carrier does not have to enter the property even if the mailbox is located at the front boundary and there is a doorbell.
Scout schrieb:
A sign indicating surveillance is sufficient in this case. He does not have to enter the property, even if the mailbox is attached to the boundary at the front and a doorbell is present. We recently discussed this topic with our data protection officer regarding a commercial site with visitor traffic.
If I remember correctly, according to our data protection officer, a sign is not even required. The protection of property alone is sufficient as a reason for recording. However, the recordings may only be accessible to a limited group of people.
Public areas must, of course, not be monitored.
Applying this to a house, it means you are allowed to record, but you must not publish the footage unprotected on the internet.
Musketier schrieb:
but it must not be posted unprotected on the internet. This should be avoided in any case. It is simply grossly negligent.