CCTV shouldn't record conversations, warns ICO

Organisations should only use CCTV cameras which record conversations in highly exceptional circumstances, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned.

A new CCTV code of practice describes the use of sound recording as ‘highly intrusive’ and outlines the key issues that organisations and businesses must consider when routinely capturing images of individuals on their CCTV equipment.

According to research, more than half of individuals are not aware that the us... (136 more words)

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