Often people install video cameras to identify something or observe someone. In order to install such cameras hidden, without violating the law, you need to understand some of the nuances.
Not every camera is hidden
Covert video surveillance contradicts the logic of Article 137 of the Criminal Code, which protects the privacy of a person and a citizen. This means that those persons who not only install, but also sell hidden cameras aimed at capturing the actions of third parties without prior notice of filming, face criminal punishment. CCTV cameras are considered hidden if they are disguised in dummies of household items, if they have a PIN-HOLE - an external lens pupil, and also if the camera is capable of shooting in low light.
The video peephole, even though it looks like a door peephole, is still not a fake.
If the video camera is located in a fire or security building, it cannot be recognized as hidden. These sensors are not household devices, but a security system.
Prohibitions …
It is strictly forbidden to install video surveillance in any premises intended for personal hygiene, including the toilet. And also at the entrance, on the street, in the parking lot, on the territory of someone else's property without the permission of the owner or his property, but with a direction to someone else's. As an exception, surveillance can be obtained with the permission of the court, if this is not the case, ordinary, not hidden cameras will have to be installed.
In locker rooms, baths, toilets, saunas, showers, any video surveillance is prohibited!
Observing all these instructions, you can legally install video surveillance without fear of being accused of invading your privacy. Having figured out the rules for installing covert video surveillance, you can also use the recordings you made, even in court, as evidence of any violation.
… and their absence
By the way, there are a number of places where the installation of covert video surveillance is considered legal. For example, on the territory of your property - in an apartment, car, house, etc. Even if the nanny you want to follow up sues you for unlawful invasion of privacy, you can prove the legality of such observation, because the observation is carried out on your property. However, there is one nuance of installing a hidden camera in a country house, a country house - the camera lens must be set so that neighboring areas do not fall into it.
Installation of the camera in the office will require prior notification and written consent from all office staff. And for visitors, you will need to hang stickers or signs at the entrance informing about video surveillance.
If video surveillance is part of your professional activity (for example, detective), you must have an appropriate license, and install video recording only with the permission of the competent authorities. By the way, even a detective cannot legally acquire hidden cameras, because Government Decree No. 770 stipulates that only the Ministry of Internal Affairs, federal state security bodies, the Federal Security Service, customs authorities, the foreign intelligence service, the federal service for the execution of punishments, and the substances can buy and sell special equipment.
