On 5/11/2010 10:21 AM, Chris Hoogendyk wrote: > Just one thing to note: > > Depending on your organization, you may have a security or police > department that claims dominion over all surveillance operations. I > spent a little time checking into apps that would work on the Mac, and > it was pretty slick, because we basically have free cameras all over the > place. There is an iMac in the server room that works as a terminal > server with serial connections to all the consoles. So, I could easily > log the camera on the iMac and see if anyone entered the server room. > > However, when I mentioned this at one of our sysadmin meetings, I was > told that campus police regulate all surveillance. You can't do it. If > you want it done, you have to ask them. Some larger corporations may > have similar attitudes. Since it is a potential privacy and legal issue, > be sure to check this out before proceeding. > > I understand that both posts quoted above were small businesses. Just > wanted to make the statement for others. > > Also, in the EU, privacy is the ultimate constitutional trump card. > Unlike in the U.S., it over rules free speech, etc. So considerations in > the EU are more stringent with regard to surveillance. >
This is an issue, although for us all we had to do was post a sign on the door saying that a camera was in use. -- -- Skylar Thompson ([email protected]) -- http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~skylar/
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