I ask for help from people who could refer to the relevant law/laws and suggest what I could do in this situation.

I have been renting a house for a year. From the very beginning I noticed this video camera at my neighbor's (the picture is taken from the entrance to my house), I asked him, he replied not to worry because it is fake.

Because I have certain reasons to be suspicious, the other day I asked him to prove to me that it is fake. He replied very aggressively that he does not have to prove anything to me, because I am "just a tenant" and that I have to take his word for it.

I called my landlord, he spoke to them, they invited him into the house to show him that the part of the yard that belongs to me is not visible in the picture.

However, on the one hand, it doesn't seem right to me that every time I leave the house I'll see a camera that's possibly following me, on the other hand, I have reason to believe that they can manipulate the image (their son is studying or working in IT).

So, I would be very grateful if you could suggest what I could do, or what you would do in my place.

P.S. The waste bins in the picture are also theirs, but that's another story, and there are others, but now I'd like to decide what I can do with the camera.

by Potential_Hat443

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  5. If you can get there, put a piece of black tape over the lens. If the tape stays on, it’s fake, if your neighbor removes it, it’s probably real.

  7. unless you are legally obligated to allow passage through there it’s time to get a high, easily disposable Sichtschutz like Bamboo.

    Would also solve the problem of them putting their trash on your space. That’s unacceptable.

  9. You people are really bored to come up with this “problems”

  11. Have you talked to them? Ask them. They might even show you the view.

    Always talk first then progress from there.

  12. > “I have reason to believe that they can manipulate the image (their son is studying or working in IT).”

    What? what do you mean by “manipulating the image”? what do you imagine they would do to the image? what does this have to do with anything? also, what is your reason to believe they would do that? what does their son studying IT have to do with anything?

    I’m not sure what you think IT is, but I assure you that nowhere in a computer science curriculum is “manipulating video footage of your neighbour”. And I can also assure you that studying IT is not “a reason to believe” someone would manipulate footage of you for… what reason, again?

  13. Keep it simple, call the non emergency number for the police. Tell them about it. Don’t take any pictures of it, don’t tell them you have taken any, just have them come and look.

    Fake or not, it’s still illegal if it’s pointed your way.

    Tell the cops and let the chips fall.

  14. If it is a fake camera, then by definition there can be no image, because the camera cannot film at all. If it is an operational camera, then the issue is which direction is the camera pointing and what is being filmed.

  15. You can do “reverse onlyfans” with them. Keep showing your dick to the camera until they pay you to stop.

  16. A lot of cctvs illuminate the area with infrared light that is invisible to the eye. Try to film the camera at night, a lot of cell phones can track infrared. If the camera emits infrared light, it’s probably real.

  17. Well,

    Maybe it was never meant to record YOU. Quite a few ppl in my area have cameras too. It is not to record the person living next to you. Teens and young adults in my area for example are known for stealing things from the backyard or even checking if someone is home.

    From that picture it looks like he is keeping the whole area jnder surveillance because there is quite a few things he has in his yard. It’s probably to scare off anyone trying to hop the fence.

    In the end, it’s his place. He’s allowed to do whatever he wants as long as the camera isn’t aimed at your windows where you can see inside. Plus, so what if he sees you on camera. Fuck him.

    I do believe him though that it’s fake. Why pay more electricity if you can glue a fake one? My old boss used fake ones too. Cheap and it works to scare shoplifters.

  18. Report the Camera to the “Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz” of your Bundesland. They will help you. It might take several months though.

  19. Prinzipiell erst mal das Gespräch suchen. Auf den meisten Kameras lassen sich zum Beispiel privacy zones konfigurieren so dass deine Privatsphäre geschützt ist.

    Hilft natürlich nur wenn der Nachbar freundlich gesinnt ist und vertrauenswürdig ist.

  20. Maybe try a different approach and ask if you can tap into that camera on your end so you can see too🤷🏻‍♂️

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