As any local solicitor can tell you, some of the most bitter legal disputes originate fromdisagreements between neighbors.
A relatively recent development in neighbor conflicts are clashes centered on home surveillance products, such asCCTV camerasandsmart doorbells.
The use of surveillance technologies is governed by a range of measures.
Some provide advice and guidance, like the surveillance cameracode of practice, which sets outprinciples for operatorsto follow.
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While this caseand othersthat have followed since didnt involve smart doorbells specifically, the principle is the same.
But these could record video and audio well beyond the boundaries of his property.
He then actively misled his neighbor, Fairhurst, as to how and when the cameras operated.
#GDPR: Interesting case, with potential implications for others?
For example, Amazon has recently addedend-to-end encryptionto its smart doorbell technologies.
