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Nah I'll be ok - its going to look onto private land only. And only our property. On that note though, would you actually be prosecuted for pointing in the other way so that as well as the driveway it would take in a bit of pavement/road?

And does the law change if its not actually recording or isn't a real CCTV (is just a webcam?). I mean Argos sell cameras to watch the door - what if it also allows the user to see the street?

The Data Protection Act only applies if the images are recorded and can be retrieved in a way that is indexed (ie. you can find 13:23 on the 5th Oct easily).

Even if you were breaking the law in some way you are HIGHLY unlikely to be prosecuted - it would require both a complaint and action by the Information Commissioner. Very few people have been prosecuted for *any* DPA offences, let alone a private person running a CCTV system.

There are rumours that the DPA is going to be scrapped anyway, let's hope CCTV is exempted and legislated separately to make it easier to understand.

Gareth