On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:35:07 +0100, "Brian G"
mused:

Phil B wrote:
"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
k...
The next door neighbour (NDN) who I do not get on with has decided
to DIY a CCTV camera to watch me in my garden.
The guy has never done any DIY before and owns no power tools or
ladders. I expected spectacular results and was not disappointed.

Step 1
A fat bloke on a moped brought NDN a drill around.
Step 2
NDN spent 30 minutes trying to drill into the concrete windowsill
outside the bedroom window.
Step 3
NDN phones fat bloke to say "the ****ing drill is not making a
hole". Fat bloke tells him to turn hammer action on (at a guess as I
am not phone tapping)
Step 4
NDN tries again with the hammer on but he must have also caught the
"on" lock on the drill. After drilling the first hole (10 minutes so
not an SDS) the drill does not stop when he takes his finger off the
trigger. NDN starts shouting for his wife to turn the electricity
off as the "****ing thing won't stop" Wife takes too long to turn
the electricity off so he throws the drill out the bedroom window in
a strop. The drill's power lead creates an alteration to a normal
ballistic trajectory and sends the drill crashing through the lounge
window below. Step 5
The camera is bluetacked to the inside windowsill behind a vase so
that I cannot see it
Step 6
I go to the pub with his other NDN laughing out heads off.

Adam
Hm! that CCTV use is a very firm breach of the data protection act
1998. Phil

Unfortunately not Phil - unless the camera is capable of being remotely
controlled!

Well, as a person is the focus of attention then it is. If it was just
monitoring in general then it wouldn't be, but as it's pointed into
someone elses garden then it does come under the DPA.

Now, if it actually overlooks other peoples property, including
photographing them on a public road, then that can be classed as an invasion
of privacy - but unless you take out a private prosecution, there's little
chance the law will get involved.

In fact in reality, there is little that can be done when a private
individual installs CCTV - unless it can be proved that they are 'spying' on
you.


Brian G


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Regards,
Stuart.