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Belgian data protection agency imposes fine for unlawful surveillance cameras

Thursday 26 November 2020 | 11:27 CET | News
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (GBA) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on a couple for filming the public road and a private property with surveillance cameras. The punishment was also given for the unlawful sharing of the surveillance camera images with a third party. Video surveillance is currently a widespread practice in Belgium, so it is important for the GBA that citizens are familiar with the applicable rules. 

The case concerns a couple who installed a video surveillance system on their premises, with five cameras. The couple's neighbors filed a complaint with the GBA because some cameras were filming part of the public road and their private property. The GBA Disputes Chamber concluded that the legitimate interest of the defendants in protecting their own property did not here justify filming those extra areas. And although the couple had hired a professional firm to install this surveillance system, the GBA pointed out that the one giving the order to the installation and use of surveillance cameras is responsible for their correct placement.



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