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Is It Legal To Use My Web-Cam?
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Is It Legal To Use My Web-Cam?

Is It Leagal To Use My Web-Cam As I Home Sercity Camera I Put It In The Window Behind The Net Curtain In This Room Where My Computer Its Upstaires, As I Want To See What Is Going On In My Front Garden As I Have Problem Neighbours And I Just Wanna Keep Check That My Front Garden And Car Ect Are Safe It Only Points Down On The My Own Front Garden, Is This OK? Or Can This Give Them Somthing Else To Compline About?


    




E
Its your property, you can have cameras wherever you want.


x
I would suggest that it is OK as long as all you can see on it is your front garden.
If it covers other peoples gardens and/or windows I think they could complain.


hayley a
No i wouldn't have thought so. Its no different than having security cameras. Also on those TV programmes about nuisance neighbours i have seen people using covert cameras on there and then giving it as evidence to the police.


Snagelfritz
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You should be OK. Now, how the courts work, if, you video taped someone vandalizing your property, it, may not be admissible as evidence as the Criminal was not warned you had a Cam going so they could avoid being Video Typed for their protection. You may have to have a sign saying; "Smile you on Candid Camera" Ha!!!


Concerned Citizen
Sure it's legal, it's your property.


Moose
What you do in your home is your buisness, unless you hurting somebody. But putting a camera up to see whats going on , in your property, no, its not illegal.


.
Shouldn't see why you couldn't


Deviated
I can't imagine it would be illegal, in fact I have seen lots of TV programmes where people catch thieves etc with hidden web-cams!

What should be illegal however, is your use of capitalization in your sentences!! LOL only joking, I hope that you do catch the people causing you trouble!


Polo
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Perfectly legal.


david g
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YOU CAN USE IT OF COURSE U CAN, PROVIDED, U ONLY USE IT FOR THAT PURPOSE, IF YOU 'SPY', i.e neighbours house, bedrooms etc, then NO, but to protect your home YES


Dan J
Yes, it is absolutely legal.

But MOTHER OF GOD!! Why have you put capital letters at the beginning of all your words!?!?!?


gone
it is legal, is you house


aquarian
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You home,ur cam,ur security--whats illegal here?


Common Sense
It is legal...


Lorne
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I don't see why not. People might complain but ... there's not a lot people don't complain about!


MixedQtee
YES it LEGAL! I was advised once by the POLICE to put a camera in my window to see who was messing with my car. And was told if I saw anything to turn the tape over to them to start an investigation.


mad keith
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not illegal on your property


THE BULB
If the web cam is in the same room as the computer, then surely if you go up to watch the web cam, then you could just as easily look out of the window at the same time?!


creviazuk
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In the UK it is completely legal to put up as many static cameras as you like, in plain sight or covert if you do ONE simple thing.

You MUST, and I mean MUST display a notice in the area being monitored. eg. 24hr CCTV in operation.

If you fail to comply, you can face a few charges (ranging from breaches of human rights to the 'stars' requesting disclosure of the images obtained) & also any 'evidence' gathers WILL be inadmissable.

If you just 'happened' to be occasionally watching your garden, say for 'wildlife' and it caught an illegal act - you can certainly show it to the police, but don't expect covert materials to stand up in a civil court case.

If it is NOT a permanent camera - but you picked it up to film an incident in progress - then the materials would be admissable as you are witnessing the act.

I know these because I installed cameras in a few locations and had to comply with signage regs.


tribute_13
Why do you capitalize all your words?


Maria P
no it is not allego well wait it mite be cuz other praasy so ii don't know wat to tell you


Lawyer
nope.it's not


nostridomius
Don't be an idiot. What do you think the answer to you question is. I'm sure you'll be able to figure this puzzling question out on your own. Leave room for people with real questions.

Have a nice day.





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