Is it legal to have a surveillance camera facing bedroom window? My neighbor just installed 8 surveillance cameras on his house. There are two facing my house (we have about 15 feet of land between our house). One of them is directly in from of my bedroom window, which could record that side of my house and the my whole front yard. The other is at the back facing the back side of my house and my whole back yard. Can he really do this? |
In many places, yes, it is legal though you can pursue civil litigation if you feel your privacy is being invaded. Laws also vary from state to state and, obviously, country to country, with some being more strict than others. Surprisingly, most states in the US have stricter laws on audio surveillance than they do video surveillance (owing to the fact that the latter hasn't been around as long).
In places that have fairly lax video surveillance laws, the general consideration is intent. Is your neighbor honestly just trying to secure his property? If so, he's probably within his rights. He can't help that your property is in the line of site. If he's going out of his way to monitor your window specifically that might be another matter entirely. As others have suggested, express your concerns. Your neighbor might be perfectly willing to invite you in and show you that his cameras aren't specifically monitoring your bedroom window, but just appear that way from outside.
The good news is that a camera that appears to be pointed at you, might actually not be. Being angled in your general direction doesn't mean that the lens is actually focused on you.
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Is it legal to install a camera in your bedroom to record what goes on in front of your house? My neighbour has recently been seen with a video camera set up in his front bedroom window, pointing towards the pavement and road in front of his house. However, we live on a busy terrace street where there are a lot of passer-by's, and a lot of young guyren play out just across the road - which is probably being captured on camera. Is this legal? If not, who do I report it to? |
| Yes it is legal, I have recorded CCTV on my home, and one piece of footage was used by the Metropolitan Police, to successfully convict someone for attempted burglary. |
Should a man who has casual sex install a video camera in his bedroom to protect against false rape claims? I think a false rape claim is more likely to come from a casual (or one night) female partner, not a LTR. So, if a guy is into the casual thing, should he put a camera in his bedroom to have evidence in case she cries rape later? |
The chance you'll get falsely accused are not high. Considering how about of all reported cases 20% end up in trial and of those 20% only 8% end up convicted. However if someone wants to be 100% sure he probably should do something like that.
It is NOT illegal if you're doing it in your own bedroom, even without the other party's consent.
It becomes illegal if you decide to publish it or if some of the participants are minors.
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Let me just add something for all of the "lawyers" here
US Code Title 18, Chapter 119, Section 2512 prohibits the interception of oral communication by "surreptitious manner," such as a hidden camera, and so most of these cameras are not available with audio recording. Though some on the market may be available with the ability to record audio, these cameras should not be used due to the illegality of the recordings they produce.
Again: It's perfectly legal(without the audio of course).
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@sam, the laws concerning this issue don't vary in the US, it IS legal without the audio.
I wouldn't be surprised if in the UK the robbers can sue the bank for taping their attempt of robbing that very same bank. |
Is it legal to use a telephoto lens camera to take snapshots of someone's bedroom? If someone decides to use a telephoto lens camera to take pictues of other people indulged in bedroom activities, can he be taken to court? |
| No, it's not legal, and yes, he can be taken to court; when it involves a person's home, that's considered an invasion of privacy. |
Is it normal to film your parents having sex, by hiding a camera in their bedroom? ---and then jacking off to it, the next morning? |
| That is nasty and not normal watching middle aged or old people having sex despite the fact there your parents |
I hid a video camera in my bedroom and caught my guy putting on one of my sexy undie sets! What should I? say or do? I suspected for awhile that things were being moved around in my panty drawer
I am somewhere between being shocked and dieing of laughter!
If I just show him the video I am scared I will start giggling again at the sight of him in my pretty panties and bras! |
if you know he does this, teach him a lesson...
Select the pair he likes to wear. Put itching powder in its crotch and him go nuts with it.
Do that once or twice and he'll learn. |
If I was outside your bedroom window with a camera? After about 3-4 hours would you bring me a sandwich and hot coco? |
| awww I wouldn't keep you waiting thatttttt long.............for a sandwich lol. |
How do I convince my girlfriend to ignore the camera crew in the bedroom? I'm afraid she and the boom mike operator don't get along. |
| If she notices anything but you, you are not doing it right. |
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