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The Data Protection Act and Surveillance Cameras How Cloudview can help with compliance
Installed on its own or when connected to existing multiple CCTV installations – large or small – Cloudview combines the IoT and state-of-the-art cloud technology to deliver a highly secure, scalable, cost-effective enterprise platform that consolidates the management and storage of visual data, whilst greatly simplifying compliance and making day-to-day use easier.
Cloudview Securing CCTV Data In order to comply with current data protection legislation CCTV systems must be secured from unauthorised access. Visual data from CCTV systems connected to Cloudview is cryptographically hashed and transferred to Cloudview’s ISO 27001 accredited cloud servers, via an AES 256-bit encrypted link, where it is further encrypted. Visual data can be securely accessed, from any device that supports a browser, but only by those users with valid access credentials. Specific user permissions, all controlled centrally by account administrators, are required for the viewing, downloading, forwarding or deleting of visual data from any camera.
Protecting Privacy Securing CCTV Data In order to comply with current data protection legislation, CCTV systems must be secured from unauthorised access.
Protecting Privacy The Surveillance Camera Code of Practice recommends carrying out a privacy impact assessment to assess the extent to which CCTV is required, where it is required and at what times.
The Surveillance Camera Code of Practice recommends carrying out a privacy impact assessment to assess the extent to which CCTV is required, where it is required and at what times. All visual data captured by cameras connected to Cloudview is consolidated into a unified online account which can be quickly and easily accessed by any smart device that supports a browser. Camera recording settings, schedules and user access permissions are centrally administered making it practical as well as desirable to create a compliance policy that caters for the varied, and changeable, circumstances for surveillance in a social housing setting. Sensitive aspects of camera views may be redacted to prevent unnecessary intrusion or the recording of private visual data. The recording parameters of individual cameras may be easily adjusted, or cameras may be switched on or off at any time, to ensure compatibility with purpose. Cloudview provides the additional benefit of motion-based recording so visual data is only captured when something relevant is happening. Cloudview records video and sound as separate files to avoid mistaken use.
Ensuring Quality Recordings should be of sufficient quality to fulfil their purpose and be easily accessible if requested by the police.
Ensuring Quality Recordings should be of sufficient quality to fulfil their purpose and be easily accessible if requested by the police.
The quality of images stored on Cloudview is of the highest standard. Identifying and accessing visual data is a simple, intuitive process. Once located, it can be sent in a link to whoever may require it. (Links expire within a 24 hour period). Date and time-stamp accuracy is guaranteed by multiple network time protocol servers (NTP) and a dedicated built-in clock (RTC). Additionally, all images (incl. time) are watermarked to protect against tampering, and to guarantee authenticity.
Fitting the Purpose The length of time that you store the recordings should be reflective of the purpose for which it is recorded, and in all cases should be stored no longer than necessary. Where it is not necessary to retain such data then it should be deleted.
Fitting the Purpose
Right to Know Subject access requests apply equally to CCTV recording as to any other recorded data. Individuals therefore have a right to request a copy of their personal data.
The length of time that you store the recordings should be reflective of the purpose for which it is recorded, and in all cases should be stored no longer than necessary. Where it is not necessary to retain such data then it should be deleted.
Data retention periods can be dynamically varied from a fraction of time to months, or years, on a per camera basis across an entire organisation. At the end of set retention periods data is automatically deleted.
Right to Know Subject access requests apply equally to CCTV recording as to any other recorded data. Individuals therefore have a right to request a copy of their personal data. Visual data held on Cloudview is quickly and easily accessed via an intuitive user interface by authorized users. Relevant visual data may be stored online in a case file for viewing, downloaded onto removable media or shared via temporary links sent by email.
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