Mike is correct. Home surveillance cameras are often misused. While they are intended to watch your own property, lots of people are using them to spy on their neighbors. While cameras used in public places, by stores, and such, are quite useful. Home systems should only be installed by professionals with a license, to make sure that you are not abusing your neighbors right to privacy. Do-it-yourself video systems should not be allowed to be sold in stores. I took my neighbor to court and had him fined for having 4 fixed video cameras on his roof aimed solely at my backyard, and my back porch, over the top of my 8 foot privacy fence. While he can stand with a camcorder aimed at your property all day long if he wanted to, believe-it-or-not, he can not have a fixed video camera aimed at your property.
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Re: This is just typical Mike blather
Mike is correct. Home surveillance cameras are often misused. While they are intended to watch your own property, lots of people are using them to spy on their neighbors. While cameras used in public places, by stores, and such, are quite useful. Home systems should only be installed by professionals with a license, to make sure that you are not abusing your neighbors right to privacy. Do-it-yourself video systems should not be allowed to be sold in stores. I took my neighbor to court and had him fined for having 4 fixed video cameras on his roof aimed solely at my backyard, and my back porch, over the top of my 8 foot privacy fence. While he can stand with a camcorder aimed at your property all day long if he wanted to, believe-it-or-not, he can not have a fixed video camera aimed at your property.