Is it legal to recording people in public in Luxembourg?
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Luxembourg allows some CCTV and other video surveillance, but CNPD guidance says controllers who install cameras must comply with the GDPR and define a lawful purpose. Recording people in public is therefore not a blanket yes and depends on the setup, field of view and legal basis.
Conditions
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Use cameras only for a lawful purpose and keep the surveillance setup proportionate.
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Enforcement
How this may be enforced
The CNPD applies GDPR duties and specific surveillance guidance to CCTV and similar monitoring.
More rules in Luxembourg
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monitoring staff
Luxembourg does not allow open-ended staff surveillance. CNPD guidance says employee monitoring in employment relationships must fit Article L.261-1 of the Labour Code and the GDPR lawfulness rules.
recording conversations
Luxembourg privacy rules do not treat recording communications as automatically free. CNPD guidance says communications may be recorded only with valid consent or in specified lawful business uses, and transparency obligations still apply.
recording phone calls
Luxembourg CNPD guidance says recording telephone conversations and electronic communications is in principle possible only under the electronic-communications privacy law and the GDPR. It specifically points to prior informed consent or certain lawful business uses such as evidencing a commercial communication.
Compare this activity in other countries
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Australia
Recording people in public in Australia is not automatically unlawful but organisations and agencies using security cameras or similar surveillance devices generally must comply with privacy rules and relevant state or territory surveillance laws.
Austria
Austria’s Data Protection Authority says photo and video recording needs a lawful basis and proportionality. Recording people in public therefore depends on what is being recorded, why, and how broadly the recording intrudes on others.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina's data-protection authority says video surveillance is processing of personal data and must meet necessity, proportionality and accountability requirements. Recording people in public is therefore not a free-for-all if identifiable individuals are being monitored.
Canada
Recording people in public is not automatically unlawful in Canada but organizations using overt video surveillance still need a specific justified purpose and should use the least privacy invasive measure that works.
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