A nanny camera is a hidden camera that parents or guardians have installed in their home to monitor a hired nanny that they might suspect is abusing their children/child. These cameras can be disguised as a toy or any other object other than a camera itself so that the person that is being watched doesn’t find out that it is there.
Legal Info about Installing Nanny-Cams
When many people are considering installing a nanny cam, they first and foremost wonder what the legal way is to go about doing so. Some people actually fail to realize that you can’t just install the camera in your home without knowing the laws and regulations of the correct way to go about it. Cameras with no sound can be installed in any place in your home without a problem. However, one thing that you should be careful about is having a camera with sound that records areas other than your property, such as your neighbor’s property, or a street that might be in front of or behind your home.
Audio Recordings
Some people might be more interested in taking the alternative route and instead of recording their nanny with a video camera, they would prefer voice recording. Now there isn’t a problem with this in some areas, but there are certain states where there are laws and regulations against audio recording a person’s voice. Some places require that you get nanny’s permission to audio record his or her voice before you do so. The following states require that you have the permission of the person that will be recorded: http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13492
The sales person that sells hidden cameras should be able to help with informing you about the laws that you have to abide by depending upon the state that you live in.
Other Issues
There is an issue when it comes to using wireless cameras for recording purposes because these signals can be picked up from the camera by a TV or a computer. Some of the most expensive cameras might not have this problem like average or ordinary cameras which means that you should check out what type of camera you have before you buy it. Find out what sort of signal the camera has that you plan to purchase.
It is important that you are careful with the type of camera that you purchase because there is no law in place for interception which means that whatever is on the camera can be viewed by others that you didn’t intend to see it.
Being Taped without Knowing
Some states have laws against recording a person without their knowledge of it, u then there are those states that still have not fully decided on whether this is legal or not. Meaning that if there is evidence needed the recording can still be used whether the person knows about it or not.
