• jarfil@beehaw.org
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    10 months ago

    Sweden’s version of the GDPR does cover cameras. It is illegal to film public places without approval from the police

    That is not correct, you just need to follow the GDPR guidelines regarding data handling and legitimate purpose:

    https://www.imy.se/privatperson/kamerabevakning/att-vara-personuppgiftsansvarig/

    illegal to publish aerial photos of the horizon in sweden for a long time, for security reasons. If you publish a photo of the horizon

    https://www.lantmateriet.se/sv/spridningstillstand/undantag/

    This ties into the “legitimate purpose” of the previous point: you are not forbidden from publishing photos “of the horizon”, but an “aerial photo that goes up to the horizon” is likely to go way beyond any legitimate purpose, also showing your neighbor’s property, any nearby public roads with people (aka: personal information) on them, along with any possible strategic infrastructure.

    The review process is for strategic infrastructures, but in this case it’s a double whammy, where you also need to comply with the GDPR.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      10 months ago

      As a private person, IMY’s page states this requirement for setting up a surveillance camera.

      att kameran inte fångar en plats dit allmänheten har tillträde

      But yeah, GDPR isn’t very restrictive unless you’re capturing personal information without a valid reason. Usually the police/myndighet permits are just to make sure that you have a valid reason.