Install "Sky Eye" on your left and right

According to a media report, installing a camera is a common and effective method of anti-theft. However, it is common to install a camera in public places, and it is rare to install a camera outside your own house. Tenants in a villa group in Zhengzhou, Henan have installed cameras in front of and behind their houses. They are for anti-theft, but some neighbors are not happy. Because these cameras can shine on the front and back yards of their homes, neighbors feel privacy has been violated.

Resident: Anti-theft anyway, I do n’t want to. You can monitor the range behind you, but do n’t disturb my life. After all, it ’s my personal privacy sometimes.

Resident: It must be uncomfortable. Having a camera is equivalent to having a pair of eyes on you. What are you doing? Everyone knows that it must be suspected of privacy.

Some neighbors said that it is understandable for safety reasons. The property in the community does not object to the owners installing cameras themselves. Property staff said that some of the cameras installed in the community properties do have monitoring dead ends. The owners want to install cameras for their own safety, and they cannot say anything.

As for whether there is any privacy infringement, Mr. Liu, a lawyer of a division, believes that according to the definition of privacy right in China ’s Tort Liability Law, the installation of cameras by residents in the community to monitor public areas does not constitute a violation of privacy rights. Because your activities in the front and back yards can also be seen by people, not privacy.

Australia: Anti-theft does not install a camera with an alarm

Of course, some neighbors said it seemed to be monitored, and they felt uncomfortable and understood. We might as well go to a Western country where privacy is very important. Is there a person who is installing a camera in front of his house, and how does the neighbor react? Let ’s go to Australia first. Liu Jue, the Australian observer for Global Chinese Broadcasting Network, said that in order to prevent theft, Australians do not install cameras or alarms.

Liu Jue: For those families who live in villas, how to prevent thieves and burglars in the front yard and the back yard. One thing that makes the Chinese feel very unacceptable is that the door locks are too simple. Generally, the anti-theft doors are used. In addition, the door lock is as simple as your own bedroom. Because of this, there are also many thieves, and there are usually a lot of robbers. So the most commonly used anti-thief in Australia is the alarm system. There are two types of alarm systems. One is if the door or window breaks in. This alarm will sound, but the sound may only be heard for yourself or the neighbors. It may be to scare the thief, but the real security guard will ? If you do not pay, the security guard will not come. Therefore, the first anti-theft system can only act to scare thieves.

The second is to pay the money. At this time, if any thief breaks through the window or door, this alarm will sound, and this alarm signal will be displayed on the system of the anti-theft company.

When it comes to privacy, Australians naturally pay great attention to protecting their privacy. In order to prevent neighbors from invading their privacy, the scope of activities is fenced, and the open windows are covered with plants.

Liu Jue: In Melbourne and Sydney, the houses are relatively close to each other. You may see each other's houses, what should you do? You will find fences around every house, and every boxy fence is very thin, this is the junction between two houses. In addition to the fence, a lot of plants will be planted, maybe the two windows are facing each other, and very lush plants will be planted between the two windows, so as to prevent you from seeing through other people's windows.

Therefore, it is rare to violate the privacy of neighbors in Australia. Instead, it is like the animal world. The boundary between each house is very clear. When weeding, it will be very obvious that the grass stops on the ground. It will not cross the border.

United States: See security doors and windows rely on alarms

The anti-theft method of Americans is similar to that of Australians. The anti-theft doors and anti-theft windows are all used, and all rely on the alarm. Of course, when it comes to cameras, Americans are very sensitive, and when it comes to surveillance, Americans are more sensitive. Li, who studied in the United States, said that even if a camera is installed on the street, Americans are not completely acceptable.

Liu Jue: If an incident such as Snowden occurs in order to combat terrorism or prevent terrorist crimes, the US government's long-term monitoring of people's telephone records and network activities may also be due to this Boston bombing terrorist attack , The government may install cameras on the streets in the future, this situation will inevitably infringe the privacy of more ordinary people to a certain extent. This is basically a more controversial behavior, and some people will think Said it is acceptable, but some people are still opposed.

Germany: Strict approval is required for installation in public and informs that there is a camera

Also sensitive to the camera are Germans. According to German observer Xue Chengjun of Global Chinese Broadcasting Network, Germany must go through strict approval procedures for installing cameras in public places, and clearly inform the masses that “there is a camera here”. Don't take pictures of neighbors.

Xue Chengjun: Germans attach great importance to personal privacy. The installation of cameras in Germany is a relatively sensitive issue, including that they cannot be installed arbitrarily in many public places. Instead, they need a set of application procedures, and there must be sufficient reasons. For example, in order to ensure the safety of driving and passengers, the railway station has to install monitoring facilities, which can only be assumed after approval by the relevant departments. In addition to strict regulations on the scope of monitoring, the public must also be informed that there are monitoring equipment. For example, on German subways, you will see that the carriage has a surveillance camera in clear font.

In addition, there are very strict regulations on surveillance video, which can not be arbitrarily retrieved, let alone published. And there is a certain period of time, the expired comparison should be deleted. Last year, a friend's bicycle was lost at the train station and went to the police station to go to the security, but they were unable to access the relevant surveillance video. As for the personal installation of the camera, if it is within its own range, such as in front of the door or in the courtyard, as long as it does not exceed the range of its own house, it will generally not have any problems for its own security. However, if it exceeds the corresponding range, such as seeing the yard of a neighbor's house, this violates the privacy of others, and it is not allowed unless the neighbor agrees.

Xue Chengjun also shared with us anecdotes that occurred between him and his German neighbors, which shows how much Germans value the boundaries of the site.

Xue Chengjun: One of my neighbors is a well-trained old professor. I usually do n’t have time to take care of the yard so that the rose flowers have turned over to my side in front of the yard. For this reason, the old professor specially went to the door to apologize and to build all the flowers that came over. I told him that it was okay, and saved me from planting it myself. Later, the bamboo of his family grew to our side again, although I have said many times I like it very much, and it's no problem leaning against the wall. But one day when I came back from work, I still found that he cut off all the bamboos that had grown up, and in order to prevent the bamboos from growing back, he simply shaved off the bamboos of his family, so I also took the long Half of the bamboo that came over was even shaved off, otherwise, if you go back from my side, people may have opinions.