DOORBELL CAMERAS

Whilst doorbell cameras can be very useful problems can arise where footage captures too much of the surrounding area

In the High Court case of Fairhurst v Woodward Dr Fairhurst claimed her neighbour Mr Woodward’s smart doorbell breached her privacy.

Four cameras had been installed, two of which were claimed to be dummies but one of these had collected video and audio footage of Dr Fairhurst’s gate, garden and parking space.

The Judge found that Mr Woodward had tried to actively mislead his neighbour about how the cameras worked and what footage they were capturing.   The cameras had a very wide range of view.

Mr Woodward claimed the cameras were necessary for crime prevention but this was dismissed.

The Judge held that Mr Woodward had breached the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018

Mr Woodward had collected images from outside his property but the visual and audio footage captured on camera were Dr Fairhurst’s personal data.

Mr Woodward was ordered to pay compensation to Dr Fairhurst and her legal fees as well as his own.

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