# Operator of CCTV of a residential building: Insufficient legal basis for data processing

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)
- Date: 2020-07-14
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-357
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/46472
- Topics: Video Surveillance, Controllers, Consent, Processing, Data Controller, Supervisory Authorities, Law Enforcement

## Summary

The operator of video cameras on a residential property had installed cameras there to monitor the shared area of two blocks of flats. The data controller argued that the owners had given their consent to this by signing the notarised purchase contracts. However, the data protection authority had denied this after checking the contracts.

## Full text

The operator of video cameras on a residential property had installed cameras there to monitor the shared area of two blocks of flats. The data controller argued that the owners had given their consent to this by signing the notarised purchase contracts. However, the data protection authority had denied this after checking the contracts.

GDPR Articles: Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 7 GDPR
Industry: Industry and Commerce

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