Regardless of the Data Protection implications, I think the hotel owner needs to get out more. Tim Turner Wigan Council > ---------- > From: Stephen John[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Stephen John > Sent: 06 January 2005 12:08 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [data-protection] CCTV in Hotel > > I had the following put to me. I wonder what the views of the list are > > "I have a question about CCTV and DataProtection compliance > > A local hotel has signs up saying a CCTV System is in operation, however > this CCTV system is not a closed recording system but a View only system. > I > have recently found out that the Owner of the hotel has remote access into > the camera's over the internet and sits at home watching the staff for > long > period's. > > The owner has even phoned the staff up and told them off for Chatting for > too long to guest's, standing round not doing anything and even not > smiling > enough. He has even called to ask the staff to move a guest to a different > seat so the can see the bar" > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > All archives of messages are stored permanently and are > available to the world wide web community at large at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > All user commands can be found at : - > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm > Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list > owner > [log in to unmask] > (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses using Sophos anti-virus software. www.mimesweeper.com www.sophos.com ********************************************************************** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^