Data privacy watchdog calls for regulation of camera surveillance systems

The Czech Office for the Protection of Personal Data on Monday again called for the adoption of new legislation regulating camera surveillance systems. The data privacy watchdog said that surveillance of public spaces should only allowed for the purposes of protecting property and people against crime; cameras should not be placed in sites where surveillance would offend people’s dignity such as dressing rooms and toilets. The new bill should also determine how long recordings of camera surveillance can be stored. The Czech government’s Human Rights Council was supposed to come up with the respective bill last year.

Author: Jan Richter