blue81
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beano46 said:blue81 said:**UPDATE
I had a message from a real police officer (not a PCSO) saying he'd like to come round for 'a chat' he has been made aware I have a CCTV camera in my porch as well as 'another camera' (the bloody webcam!!) upstairs.
I've just called him back to explain that the CCTV is for my own safety and does not overlook any of my neighbours property and the 'other camera' he referred to is a webcam! He then started to ask me questions like what model is it (a 250GB dvr) and how long I have had them in place. I'm fuming these nutters next door must have been having a right good snoop round my house to have seen both cameras (web and CCTV) and I feel like I am being harassed via the police. I want to go round and see what the problem is, but the police asked me not to contact them, they're making me feel like I have done something wrong! He's coming round this evening.
If your CCTV Camera or Webcam views any further than the perimeter of your own property as in can see any part of the road and not just the houses opposite then you are breaking the law as this is classed as public surveillance for which you need a SIA license which are normally only granted to operators in licensed CCTV Centres.
Yes I was made aware of this when I purchased it. And when the previous (mad scottish lesbian) neighbours kicked up a stink about it they called a PC round who checked the camera views, said he was happy not overlooking any other house. He said he could not sanction my CCTV, but could not make me remove it either. I'm sure the fatties next door would have loved to have taken it down but due to their hyper obesity would never have pulled it off.<br /><br />-- Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:35 pm --<br /><br />
MCFC-alan88 said:We need pictures, I don't mean of her, I mean of the area where your Webcam is. Can you see in the window easily? Is it on the first floor? How did she see it?
I'll post some when I'm home, I've got to stay at work now this afternoon- BBS (Big Boy Shit).
Webcam is in my upstairs spare room I have a desk and my webcam rests on the windowsill facing INWARDS i.e at me.
CCTV- I live in a mid terrace house, I have a small porch area (outdoors) bore you enter my front door and gain entry. The CCTV is situated here so as to look down on anyone entering my house- can see about a foot outside my porch i.e onto the pavement.