These cameras seem to be one of the hot items at the moment and I can see the benefits of having one if you are involved in an accident. I`m wondering about the legality though of just filming all and sundry when nothing is happening. PACE is quite specific on how evidence can be gathered by CCTV so where do we stand if you catch an illegal act other than an accident in which you are involved. I can think of several sorts of abuse where you could misuse them to.
With certain very limited exceptions (relating to matters as varied as the Official Secrets Act, indecent images of children and CCTV on commercial premises) anyone is free to photograph (using either still or moving images) whomever and whatever they like as long as they (or their cameras) are located: (a) on their own property ; or (b) on property where...
why worry about dash cams? My new mobile phone has a camera and can take 2 hours of video. I can even film with the phone in my shirt pocket as the lens is very near the top of the phone. (just need to make sure the top of the phone is out of the pocket) What's more it has 'voice command' so I can just tell it to start filming or take a photo.
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