Privacy commissioners release video surveillance guidelines
David Fraser points out that the Federal, British Columbia, and Alberta privacy commissioners have just released new guidelines for private sector video surveillance. This is hot on the heels of the Ontario Privacy Commissioner’s thoughts on public sector surveillance in the TTC complaint.
The guidelines detail the circumstances when one can use video surveillance, how it can be used, and the policies, procedues and documentation that must go along with it.
One aspect that strikes me as interesting is the notion that people should be notified of cameras before they enter the premises. Some (including myself) have taken the position before that if cameras are highly visible within a premises, the obvious presence of the cameras amounts to notice.
