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hotel secuirty cameras
my friend works at a Novotel Hotel in North York, Toronto and he has said that there are cameras in every single hotel room that the front desk clerk has access to. But I have also heard that due to invasion of privacy, they are not allowed to have cameras installed in every hotel room. Which is true?
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Your friend from the hotel might be a little confused. They aren't allowed to have security cameras in the actual hotel rooms and bathrooms, but it is perfectly fine to have security cameras in the hallways, stairwells, elevators, lobby, etc.
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That would be a gross invasion of
privacy. I honestly doubt that is true.
If it were people would be complaining
and it would have been on a news program
by now!
They may have cameras in the hallways
for security reasons, and in the parking
lots. But in the rooms, I don't think so.
I worked in a hospital where they installed
security cameras. If they do have cameras,
even in the hallways, they have to have
that clearly stated with signs or they
cannot use anything in court taken from
those cameras. This is in case of catching
a crime being committed or something. This
is because of privacy laws.
As the user before me said, this is in the
United States. I'm willing to bet Canada's
laws aren't real different. :)
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I don't know how it is in Toronto, but here in the U.S. it is true that there are privacy laws that restrict installation of video recording cameras in private rooms, whether it be just an office or washroom and, yes, even hotel rooms. So I'd think that they'd have those same privacy laws in Toronto, too. But i'm not sure. Things may be different there.
Hope I made things clearer.
-Abra
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