With video surveillance becoming less expensive and more widely available, our images are increasingly recorded. But things are not as Orwellian as they seem. Even before drones, dashcams or video doorbells became everyday items, regulators established requirements for video surveillance. How long an entity can retain images depends on several things, including the areas the cameras cover, the type of business capturing the image, and the events captured.
Most international video surveillance requirements are not found in regulations, directives, or statutes. Rather, these requirements are frequently governed by data protection authorities through guidelines, ...