Schools concerned about behaviour in their bathrooms have been calling the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) asking about their options for using CCTV.

Schools want to know if they can install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) networks in children and young people’s bathrooms to deter negativ…

From our experience, putting up a CCTV or surveillance camera can get a strong reaction from the public.

Our Privacy Concerns and Sharing Data 2020 survey found 41 percent of people over 18 years old were concerned about the use of surveillance cameras.

Because CCTV captures images of people, whic…

A man was concerned that he had been filmed in the men’s toilets of a pub by a fixed CCTV camera. He was initially unaware of the camera’s presence, but had later seen copies of the pictures taken while he was using the bathroom.

The man complained to us that use of a camera in toilet areas was an …

A charity shop volunteer complained to our office after discovering CCTV cameras in the shop they worked at was recording audio without the knowledge of customers or other staff.

Whilst there was signage in the store advising that CCTV was in operation, the sign did not warn that there was audio re…

In May 2013, the complainant was seriously assaulted while in Mt Eden Corrections Facility, then under the management of Serco. The assault left the complainant with a traumatic brain injury which has significantly impacted on his life. The complainant has no memory of the assault or its aftermath u…