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Neighbours and CCTV

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QuestionOf · 12/12/2021 17:45

We had cctv installed about 6 months ago, fell out with our neighbours. In our opinion their teenagers are trouble. We aren’t the only neighbours on our road to fall out with them. We did it to protect ourselves as claims were made against us that were untrue.

They have had CCTV also installed, a few weeks after us. We share a driveway. We park our cars on ours, they don’t on theirs, they use it for storage for old beds, mattresses, old bikes, rubbish, old buckets and general crap. Our cctv literally covers the line to their drive, not anything on their drive. They can’t know this because you can’t tell from the type of system we have. But we do not look at their property on it unless it is triggered by them stepping onto our driveway (which is fine, we have no problem with that), then it does trigger it. They he a different camera that is literally just trained straight to our back door. Where our door is positioned it means that their camera can literally cover none of their driveway, it has been focused for the last week or so. It’s driving me mad. I had the thought that they can see into our house when we open the door or that they can look at us when we step out of the door onto our own land. Not much I can do is there without looking like a right prat. How would you handle it? The child in me just wants to stick a finger up at every time I open the door, but I won’t. Would you say anything? Happy to be told I’m being ridiculous.

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Ariela · 12/12/2021 18:06

Well you have a choice: wave and smile at the camera from your doorstep each time or wait till they're out, and get a friend to go up to their camera and see if they can move the camera so it doesn't overlook you

Chloemol · 12/12/2021 18:12

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply to the use of domestic CCTV. However, the use of cameras for limited household purposes is exempt, providing that the field of view is limited to the householder’s own property.1 An ICO guide summarises what the users of domestic CCTV need to do:

researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01803/SN01803.pdf#:~:text=The%20General%20Data%20Protection%20Regulation%20%28GDPR%29%20and%20the,the%20users%20of%20domestic%20CCTV%20need%20to%20do%3A

MrsBertBibby · 12/12/2021 18:50

Send them a SAR.

Newpandrawer · 12/12/2021 18:55

If they can see your back door from their house by eg looking out the window, I can't really see the difference. If there are things you don't want them to see then don't do them in a place which is overlooked by their house!

QuestionOf · 12/12/2021 19:58

Thanks for everyone’s input, maybe I need to just smile and wave! @Newpandrawer they don’t have a back door on their side or any windows so nothing on their side to give them a view apart from the camera pointing at our door.

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StoneofDestiny · 12/12/2021 20:27

Angle a mirror at it so they are filming their own camera

QuestionOf · 12/12/2021 20:33

@StoneofDestiny yes! Love that! 🤣

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