Is it allowed to install cameras privately in public areas of the community?

Private cameras are not allowed to be installed in public areas of the community.

It depends on the specific situation whether it is legal to install cameras in the public areas of the community or in the public areas of the company:

1. If the camera is installed privately by an individual for a certain purpose, this behavior violates personal privacy and is illegal.

2. If the camera is installed by the company or property for the convenience of management, this behavior itself does not necessarily constitute an invasion of personal privacy, but it is an important premise to clearly inform employees or community owners to ensure their right to know. Companies and property units belong to enterprises and are protected, so it is not illegal to install cameras in public places of companies or communities.

3. Although it is not illegal for a company or property to install and use monitoring equipment in the office or public area of a residential area, it does not mean that company leaders or property managers can do whatever they want, and it is difficult to establish the view that public places have no right to privacy.

Article 8 of the Regulations on Technical Prevention of Public Security belongs to municipal infrastructure, and the relevant departments of the municipal and county people's governments shall organize the planning, construction and operation in a unified way, and provide funds for construction, operation and prevention.

Public areas such as squares, parks, main roads, areas with complex public security, underpasses, overpasses, tunnels and large bridges should be equipped with safety prevention systems. Article 9 of the Regulations on Technical Precautions for Public Security * * * Except for organizing the construction of safety precaution system in public security areas, no unit or individual may install safety precaution system in public security areas or interfere with the normal operation of safety precaution system in public security areas.

If it is really necessary to adjust the social security system due to the needs of public interests such as municipal construction, the construction unit shall solicit the opinions of the local municipal and county authorities in advance and carry out the construction after agreeing to the restoration or reconstruction plan. Article 14 It is forbidden to install or use the technical defense system with the function of collecting video and audio in rooms such as hotels, dormitories, public bathrooms and toilets, and places and parts involving other people's privacy such as windows and doorways of residential houses.