GDPR – that is, a monitoring system that complies with the General Data Protection Regulations. Nowadays, more and more people are using it. After all, everyone is becoming more and more concerned about personal information protection… Many companies and units are all over the place when installing such systems. I wonder what to do to be truly compliant? Will you accidentally step on the trap of the law? In fact, if you understand the basics of this system, you can avoid many detours!
Simply put, the GDPR is strictly abiding by the EU's regulations during the entire process of designing, installing and using monitoring equipment… to protect the privacy rights of the person being monitored, and cannot collect and use other people's images or personal data at will. There are so many ways here, it’s not as simple as installing a camera and shooting!
What key points should be paid attention to when building a compliant system? I thought, at least there are a few things that must be considered:
1. Data minimization principle : that is, try to only solve the necessary parts of the monitoring data you collect, but don’t be greedy for shooting everything at once; the shooting range is also best limited to the area where monitoring is really needed, and don’t take photos of other people’s private places in there for no reason, that’s not possible!
2. •Clear legal basis: There must be a reasonable reason to install monitoring? For example, for public safety, or corporate property protection, etc…. And this reason must be tenable, and you can't just make up just one of them! If there is no legal basis, then it will be incompliant at the root!
3. Informed consent of the monitored person: This is also very important, and it must let others know that they are being monitored! You can post a notice in a conspicuous place to tell people that there is monitoring here, why it needs monitoring, how long the data will be stored, and how to deal with it at that time… Let people know what to do, and provide global procurement services for weak current intelligent products!
Provide global procurement services for weak current intelligent products! In addition to what is mentioned above, you also need to be extra careful when storing and access control of data. The storage time cannot be endless. As long as the monitoring purpose is achieved, it must be deleted or anonymously processed! People who access monitoring data must also be strictly controlled. They cannot be seen by anyone who wants to see it. They must have permissions, and the operations must be recorded. If something goes wrong, you can find it clearly!
Some people may ask: What kind of camera is considered a GDPR-compliant surveillance device? In fact, the camera itself may not be much different, the key is to depend on the configuration and usage of the entire system! Even if you use the most advanced camera, if you use it improperly, it will be useless and it is still unruly!
Some people are also worried: Is a compliant system particularly expensive? Compared with ordinary monitoring systems, which one is more cost-effective? This may be a little more investment in the early stage… But in the long run, a compliant system can help you avoid many legal risks and fines, but in fact, it may save more money! Don’t be too bad for small mistakes!
In general, although it is a little troublesome to engage in GDPR, there are many details to consider, in order to comply with and respect everyone’s privacy, these efforts are worth spending! Take your time and make sure that GDPR compliant survey systems are done step by step, and you can always get it done!
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