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[privacy] Private CCTV cameras in the UK
From: Gordon Darling <gordondarling () dsl pipex com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:05:00 +0100
Parliamentary written answer in the UK House of Commons. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm061018/text/61018w0004.htm#column_1213W Mr. Drew: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what status privately-owned closed circuit television systems have in relation to data protection; and what rights individuals filmed on public footpaths have to ask (a) to see and (b) to destroy video tape of themselves. [94795] 18 Oct 2006 : Column 1214W Vera Baird: The Data Protection Act 1998 covers all processing of personal data by automatic means, including those close circuit television (CCTV) systems in public places, or on premises where members of the public may have access, where it is possible for the operator to identify distinct individuals from the film footage. The Act does not apply to CCTV filming purely within a private house/garden, but where the camera's field of operation extends beyond the private property, individuals caught on the film—where it is possible for the operator to distinctly identify them from the footage—have a right of access to the film under s7 of the Act. There is no automatic right to insist on destruction of the film, but individuals have a right, under s10 of the Act, to object to any processing likely to cause damage or distress where such damage or distress is, or would be, unwarranted and this could involve destruction, in appropriate circumstances. Regards Gordon -- gordondarling<at>dsl<dot>pipex<dot>com _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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