Video surveillance and the GDPR

Abstract

Purpose – to present some recommendations that would help organizations to compliance video surveillance under GDPR. Design/methodology/approach – analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and legal documents, generalization. Finding – after analyzing the theoretical aspects of video surveillance compliance under GDPR, there were introduced the main recommendations that would reduce the risk of GDPR noncompliance. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of this study is that the research is based on scientific literature review. Practical implications – the present research allows to identify the challenges of GDPR implementation for video surveillance. Originality/Value – On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR officially took effect, requiring better protection of personal data across the EU region. In this regard, making video surveillance GDPR compliant has become critical.