Body cameras and data protection
For electronic monitoring with a body cameras, you need to:
comply with data protection laws and.
inform the nearest person about monitoring with a prominent label, stating who is responsible for monitoring.
inform individuals who are seen on the recording (their own or, for example, their car/car number) that they have a general right to access personal data about themselves and thus the right to view the resulting recordings and receive a copy of them within one month, if they so wish.
Individuals who are seen on the recording must in some cases be censored before such a request is addressed.
The camera controller must ensure that the use and processing of personal data generated by the use of the camcorder complies with data protection laws, and may need to carry out an Data Protection Impact Assesment (DPIA) before using the camera.
When police use body cameras for law enforcement work, special data protection laws apply.
Amateur camcorders containing personal data, such as examples on social media, may not be made public unless the conditions of the personal data protection laws for such publication are fulfilled.
