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Neighbour - Ring camera in communal flat corridor - allowed?
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cymruchris said:berkshireguy said:but I'm sure if there was a camera a metre or two from your front door filming it you'd suddenly think different.0
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moneysavinghero said:cymruchris said:berkshireguy said:but I'm sure if there was a camera a metre or two from your front door filming it you'd suddenly think different.
I don't think anything that anyone says is going to change the OP's mind - they are intent on causing a kerfuffle and risk upsetting their neighbours over something that's a non-issue.I'll wait for the 'I complained about my neighbours doorbell, and now the management company have increased our service charge by £200 to put up new signs saying no doorbells - what can I do?' - or something equally ridiculously similar.3 -
If this has been installed in the door does the door retain the fire rating required for the building.0
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I don't see how this is any different to people in a terrace house having one, use to the wide angle of the camera it will capture the next door neighbours comings and goings too and I don't see them complaining0
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Poster_586329 said:Grumpy_chap said:mobileron said:the positive is you will be able to see the burglar that broke into your flat for free.
I am intrigued as to what the OP does at the doorway that is so precious they don't want to be seen...1 -
Do you not get on with this neighbour? If you dont have an issue with the corridor and only concerned if they can see inside your flat when your door is open why don’t you just ask them to see what the field of view is?
I have to admit having gotten a Nest Hello installed I did find it mildly addictive looking through the footage it had recorded but that was much more to see what foxes etc were coming into the garden at night (or to see the weather outside without getting out of bed to open the curtains). After a while, and no repeat of the animal digging up our garden, the novelty wore off. Technically can see into the neighbours windows with it but thats just the same as if I am stood at my front door and most have blinds or netting up years before installing the camera.
With nest what it records depends on your subscription level and settings... you can get it to record everything if you pay for it or only if motion is detected in certain areas (and that can be time boxed or only when you are out). Sound by default isnt recorded other than on a bell push but it can be changed to be recorded.
We got it because our lounge is miles away from the front door and too often delivery drivers will wander off before we get to the door so its useful to be able to tell them we are on the way/they can leave it there etc. Our friends recently got one because they were worried about a spate of burglaries in the area they live in. Again, why not have a chat and ask why they got it? Could be they have concerns about the area or have had issues and if your door is in camera range they may well be protecting you from the same issues without you having to pay the fees.0 -
Have they given any indication that they are a perv?
If not, I don't see the problem. It could help your security also. With the amount of cameras nowadays, we're all getting filmed by someone.
I wouldn't bother start a potential argument with a neighbour over this.
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when the opener needs the footage from the ring doorbell from the neighbor because something was stolen from his property and the neighbor says, sorry, had to delete it
we are all on the internet, facebook, instagram, snapchat etc, i think those privacy concers are often more made up than real because the neighbor has something what i don`t have.
i agree with most on this thread, just ignore it, it be one time useful for you
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moneysavinghero said:cymruchris said:berkshireguy said:but I'm sure if there was a camera a metre or two from your front door filming it you'd suddenly think different.0
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Is the OP not just trying to understand the limits of his right to privacy?
Totally disturbed by all the "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" responses3
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