AIBU to feel uncomfortable about neighbour's camera facing our garden?

[Butterflytulip88]

Next door have put a camera in their bedroom window pointing directly down into our garden and doorway. Is this allowed? I have young children. But I also don't want to get into a dispute. How would you feel about this?

Just a quick update everyone. There are now 4 cameras on their back garden alone! 3 pointing in the direction of my garden. I've come to the conclusion they are absolute psychopaths. I'm planning my next steps carefully and will likely contact the police.

Nothing in your posts have indicated that the neighbours are not reasonable people or you've had problems with them. So why don't you have a word and be friendly and just say can I check it's not filming my property? I have cameras and when they installed it the person blocked out certain areas of next door so it's not recording it at all. If someone asked me if my camera was recording their property, I'd be happy to show them what it is recording.

Failing that then yes if you tell the police you think it's recording your property they should have a word with them

Careful with this. It might not be that they are crazy...maybe they are in a business that they feel means they are at risk. You can always tell who the drug dealers are around here by the extreme security measures and number of cameras they have. Might not be the case but just take it easy on this and keep an open mind.

Are the curtains closed all the time? Could be a cannabis farm.

We have CCTV cameras and DH has masked the neighbours' properties.

He went round to each of our neighbours (one either side) and showed them on his phone what we can see and where the masking was.

One of the neighbours (an elderly couple) requested that we removed the masking so that we did have a view of their gate in case it was ever needed.

I believe you are within your rights to ask to see what it covers and request that your property is masked.

True, not everyone follows the same hymn sheet!

If there's 4 of them, I'd give the guards a ring to find out the laws surrounding this and to get advice. Especially since you have young children out there

I've done some research. ICO won't do anything, especially because these cameras aren't fixed CCTV type cameras.
My next option is the police.
Failing that, I'm going to play them at their own game and put cameras facing their garden too. See how they like it.