We have a surveillance camera policy: http://wwwp.oakland.edu/policies/health-and-safety/674/
We post signs at the entry of campus, in all entry locations, that the campus is under surveillance. The question I would ask is this: What is the purpose of a camera in the dorm hallway? Then what will you do if something other than the purpose or intent is discovered? This is important to work out in advance. We had quite a discussion in our CIO community about this over the years. If the purpose is to investigate a crime after it occurs, what if during the investigation you learn other things? There was a drunk university employee on the film while you were investigating a theft, for example? One story I remember was surveillance cameras placed in a datacenter. There was a lack of control over who would review the footage. The CIO found employees giggling over a computer one day, only to find that the footage had caught two employees in a sexual encounter in the datacenter. The CIO was then stumped as to what to do with the footage. We have a committee that reviews camera placements and situations. Theresa On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:48 AM, John Dye <[email protected]> wrote: > With the proliferation of security cameras on campus, are there any policy > concerns in terms of where cameras may be placed / areas which may be > recorded / notice to persons entering those areas? It would seem there > would be some privacy concerns, however I haven't found any regulations > that speak to this issue. > > On our campus we are considering adding cameras to all dorm hallways to > record who goes in and out of rooms (think Clery Act implications), > however some feel there is a privacy expectation in hallways and that is > similar to if a student is in their room. How does everyone differentiate > personal versus public space? > > Kind regards, > > John > > -- > > > *John E. Dye* > Director - Internal Audit & Controls > Office of the President > > School of Visual Arts > 209 East 23rd Street > New York, NY 10010 > > TEL: 212.592.2680 > FAX: 212.592.2679 > > *Replying to Messages:* Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will > distribute your message to the *ENTIRE list of members*. To send a > message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message > (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > *To Unsubscribe*: Go to > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html and complete the > form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal > business hours. > > *Questions about the ACUPA e-list?* Contact Jamie Parris at > [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > -- Theresa Rowe Chief Information Officer Oakland University
