dino
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Being relatively new into this world of dashcams I have been trying to look into the legal aspects. It seems to vary quite a lot depending on what nation you're thinking of. No EU-regulation here, obviously!
In Sweden where I live it's clear from a recently new law regarding surveillance cameras that you need a permit to film using fixed cameras into public places where people can get identified, however there is nothing at all saying you can't take pictures or shoot film from inside your car in itself, as long the camera is manoeuvred from place. A hand held camera doing the same thing as a dashcam is fine, mounting a camera to a tripod and place it standing in the back seat, too (no matter how impractical that may be). But what if you're tired of your tripod falling over and you decide to tape it down with that roll of ducktape, is it then considered "fixed"? Obviously it's down to whether your dashcam is seen fixed or not. I have found some people claiming suction cups legally should make cameras seen fixed but I honestly doubt that would hold in court. Isn't that exactly with those suckers are supposed NOT to do? What about sticky tape then, or velcro? Or a chewing gum???
My guess; as long you can remove the camera using an easy grip, it's not fixed. Whether I decide to do that or not when I leave my car, that's up to my discretion.
It's clear though, as there is no one there to operate the camera, the use of dashcam parking mode definitely needs a permit.
It is apparent that our laws, as usually, isn't up to speed with the development of technology. So far there hasn't been any court case regarding the legal aspects of dashcams, and until then it's a grey zone and everybody's guess.
Does anyone know the legal status in the rest of Scandinavia?
In Sweden where I live it's clear from a recently new law regarding surveillance cameras that you need a permit to film using fixed cameras into public places where people can get identified, however there is nothing at all saying you can't take pictures or shoot film from inside your car in itself, as long the camera is manoeuvred from place. A hand held camera doing the same thing as a dashcam is fine, mounting a camera to a tripod and place it standing in the back seat, too (no matter how impractical that may be). But what if you're tired of your tripod falling over and you decide to tape it down with that roll of ducktape, is it then considered "fixed"? Obviously it's down to whether your dashcam is seen fixed or not. I have found some people claiming suction cups legally should make cameras seen fixed but I honestly doubt that would hold in court. Isn't that exactly with those suckers are supposed NOT to do? What about sticky tape then, or velcro? Or a chewing gum???
My guess; as long you can remove the camera using an easy grip, it's not fixed. Whether I decide to do that or not when I leave my car, that's up to my discretion.
It's clear though, as there is no one there to operate the camera, the use of dashcam parking mode definitely needs a permit.
It is apparent that our laws, as usually, isn't up to speed with the development of technology. So far there hasn't been any court case regarding the legal aspects of dashcams, and until then it's a grey zone and everybody's guess.
Does anyone know the legal status in the rest of Scandinavia?
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