On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:21:30 GMT, "George"
wrote:

But Gareth Crossman from Liberty said: " Not many people know that if their
camera looks onto public or a neighbour's property they are bound by the
data protection act and they must comply with some very severe
restrictions."

Gareth Crossman is obviously woefully ignorant of the DPA. Private
domestic use is *not* required to comply with the DPA.

The police, too, say CCTV cameras need to be used properly - otherwise they
may not be able to be used in evidence , and their images could be
challenged in court.

That's a different aspect altogether. CCTV camera footage is evidence
- and like any other evidence is may be challenged in court. I would
suggest that in most cases it would be difficult to challenge the
image itself, but the time and date it was taken could be contested,
and suggestions could be made that there was activity going on
off-camera that provided an innocent explanation to what is seen on
the video.

A CCTV camera pointed at a neighbour's property could also be seen by
the neighbour as harrassment, which could result in the police
demanding it be removed or pointed in a different direction.

--
Cynic