Across the street is a million dollar home that was in the parade of homes and it has a security camera in the front of the house the overlooks their driveway, but you can also clearly see my houses driveway, and even into my rooms window if blinds + curtains or open. Is this violating my right to privacy?
Oh, and this isn't a camera where they must "buy" the footage, they have a special channel they flip to see out of it.
2007-11-08 15:33:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I would add something to the other answers. If the camera is aimed at your living room, and shows a magnified image, it is no different from using a telescope or binoculars to spy on you, and that is a chargeable offence. If it just happens to pick up a distant image of your living room, with the main focus on their driveway, then that is just the way it is. If it also shows your driveway, and your car is stolen or vandalized some day, I suggest you will be asking if their system picked anything up.
2007-11-08 16:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just going to reiterate what trooper3316 said. It would be almost the exact same thing if your neighbor sat out in front of his house and stared at your house. Some advice: keep your blinds/curtains closed and you won't have to worry. As long as you're not carrying dead bodies out to the trunk of your car at 2am, don't worry about it.
2007-11-08 15:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by machine_head_327 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From the sounds of it, this camera isn't showing anything you couldn't see if you just walked past your house.
If the camera is only showing what would be visible with the naked eye, there really isn't a privacy issue here.
2007-11-08 15:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You have no expectation of privacy in the driveway, unless its behind a wall. You have one, somewhat, in the room. If it infringes upon the room you may have a claim of "intrusion upon seclusion". More especially if there's telephoto lens specifically there to see more than a passerby would.
2007-11-08 16:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Shell Answer Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The camera must not be pointed to your house because it violates your right to privacy.
2007-11-08 16:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its sounds very similar to a case where the this guy was growing illegal drugs in his backyard and an off duty cop peered over his fence. in the trial they found it illegal for the the cop to peer over the fence. they found that if you can naturally see into someones yard it is not invasion of privacy. but if someone cannot naturally see into your property (example looking over the fence, moving bushes) then that is illegal. im not sure taht this is the case with you, but it sounds similar. sounds like it could be a federal case.
2007-11-08 15:48:18 · answer #6 · answered by mateo_114 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your rights are not being violated. Even if your blinds were open, it would not be a violation because you would have the choice to close the blinds.
2007-11-08 15:44:47 · answer #7 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋