Not sure of the best forum to place this thread in, the thread could equally apply in general discussion.
First of all, this is not another thread to discuss the effectiveness and/or mandation of face coverings, which has been done to death.
Scotrail have published an article, where they state that they are using CCTV to monitor the compliance of their passengers with the mask mandate on public transport in Scotland:
(https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-sc...d-and-british-transport-police-encourage-face)
My question is, is this lawful use of CCTV and is using CCTV in this way permitted in line with GDPR requirements?
Under my (very limited) understanding, CCTV can only be used in the way for which it has been intended (which for the railway I imagine this is for “safety and security”) - it certainly doesn’t sound lawful and/or morally acceptable to be using CCTV in this way. Can anyone who is more knowledgeable in this offer a more informed insight into using footage for this purpose?
First of all, this is not another thread to discuss the effectiveness and/or mandation of face coverings, which has been done to death.
Scotrail have published an article, where they state that they are using CCTV to monitor the compliance of their passengers with the mask mandate on public transport in Scotland:
The train operator’s CCTV centres carry out daily monitoring of face covering compliance across Scotland’s Railway, which shows around three quarters of passengers are obeying the law.
(https://www.scotrail.co.uk/about-sc...d-and-british-transport-police-encourage-face)
My question is, is this lawful use of CCTV and is using CCTV in this way permitted in line with GDPR requirements?
Under my (very limited) understanding, CCTV can only be used in the way for which it has been intended (which for the railway I imagine this is for “safety and security”) - it certainly doesn’t sound lawful and/or morally acceptable to be using CCTV in this way. Can anyone who is more knowledgeable in this offer a more informed insight into using footage for this purpose?