Official guidance · EDPB Guidelines 3/2019, para. 5
Video surveillance (CCTV)
In plain English
Filming people with cameras such as CCTV. The EDPB says it is not necessary by default where other means can achieve the purpose. Large-scale systematic monitoring of public areas requires a data protection impact assessment.
The official text
Video surveillance is not by default a necessity when there are other means to achieve the underlying purpose.
A data protection impact assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall in particular be required in the case of: … (c) a systematic monitoring of a publicly accessible area on a large scale
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