Comments on: Safeguards needed for CCTV systems http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/ Civil, Legal and Human Rights in a Digital Age Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: david mchale http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-125607 david mchale Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:23:55 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/#comment-125607 Patricks right but even if every one started going in looking for their own image on cctv they would never get it because 95% of all systems have overwritten the data in one month or less, and you cannot give, say Patrick a copy of himself in a shopping centre with anyone else in the pictures, in other words it would have to be him alone and this would be rare in any public area. So dont waste your time or euros trying it. Patricks right but even if every one started going in looking for their own image on cctv they would never get it because 95% of all systems have overwritten the data in one month or less, and you cannot give, say Patrick a copy of himself in a shopping centre with anyone else in the pictures, in other words it would have to be him alone and this would be rare in any public area.
So dont waste your time or euros trying it.

]]> By: TJ http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-30330 TJ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:06:54 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/#comment-30330 Today's Last Word show on Today FM revealed another example of possible CCTV abuse - former Lord Mayor of Cork Joe O'Callaghan discussing a Cork pub which has a camera apparently monitoring the urinal area. Today’s Last Word show on Today FM revealed another example of possible CCTV abuse – former Lord Mayor of Cork Joe O’Callaghan discussing a Cork pub which has a camera apparently monitoring the urinal area.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-29889 Patrick Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:51:17 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/#comment-29889 "Any person whose image has been recorded has a right to be given a copy of the information recorded. To exercise that right, a person must make an application in writing. A data controller may charge up to €6.35 for responding to such a request and must respond within 40 days", quote from CCTV Guidlelines on Data Protection Registrar's site http://www.dataprotection.ie/documents/guidance/CCTV.doc. Maybe, if more of us excercised this right, there would be some disincentive (I suggest that the cost of compliance is likely to exceed the maximum charge) to the proliferation of both public and private CCTV systems. “Any person whose image has been recorded has a right to be given a copy of the information recorded. To exercise that right, a person must make an application in writing. A data controller may charge up to €6.35 for responding to such a request and must respond within 40 days”, quote from CCTV Guidlelines on Data Protection Registrar’s site http://www.dataprotection.ie/documents/guidance/CCTV.doc. Maybe, if more of us excercised this right, there would be some disincentive (I suggest that the cost of compliance is likely to exceed the maximum charge) to the proliferation of both public and private CCTV systems.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-29543 Administrator Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:55:26 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/#comment-29543 The Drivetime programme on Radio 1 discussed the rollout of CCTV and gave me an opportunity to express our concerns. Audio <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/player_av.html?0,null,200,http://dynamic.rte.ie/quickaxs/209-rte-drivetime-dri-marywilson-Tuesday.smil" rel="nofollow">here</a>: the clip starts at about 49'33" into the show. TJ The Drivetime programme on Radio 1 discussed the rollout of CCTV and gave me an opportunity to express our concerns. Audio here: the clip starts at about 49′33″ into the show.

TJ

]]> By: Jon http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-29486 Jon Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:06:52 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/#comment-29486 It's probably absolutely no consolation at all, but I've yet to come across any country which has any proper regulation of CCTV, which is either appropriate or effective. Things may well improve longer term, but I somehow doubt that there will be any political will to address this issue within the next three to five years ... unless of course events provide an unavoidable catalyst. It’s probably absolutely no consolation at all, but I’ve yet to come across any country which has any proper regulation of CCTV, which is either appropriate or effective.

Things may well improve longer term, but I somehow doubt that there will be any political will to address this issue within the next three to five years … unless of course events provide an unavoidable catalyst.

]]> By: Eoin http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-29457 Eoin Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:33:08 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2007/07/31/safeguards-needed-for-cctv-systems/#comment-29457 This is the latest in a long line of such announcements made by his predecessor, all <a href="http://www.cearta.ie/2007/04/what-price-privacy-when-cctv-is-about/" rel="nofollow">equally lacking</a> in safeguards. This is the latest in a long line of such announcements made by his predecessor, all equally lacking in safeguards.

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