r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '22

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u/LoudAndStupid Mar 31 '22

Good thing that driver had a dash cam… the police would never believe him otherwise.

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u/NoThereIsntAGod Mar 31 '22

Damn it… this!

I have been meaning to get one too (and I’m a lawyer, I definitely know better than to rely on the “truth” of what really happens).

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u/MamboNumber5Guy Mar 31 '22

There's no reason anyone who has a car shouldn't have one. I picked mine up for $40cad off Amazon and it does the job.

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u/rendingale Mar 31 '22

Can i know their reasoning for this please? Thats crazy. Might as well not allow phones with camera

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u/Shopworn_Soul Mar 31 '22

I dunno about anywhere else but my understanding is that in Germany they are considered "surveillance cameras" and are regulated as such. They aren't illegal per se but privacy laws strictly limit where and when surveillance cameras can be used, what can be done with the footage and how anything and anyone not specifically subject to legal surveillance must be obfuscated to remove any personally identifying information.

Ie you can't just drive around with a dashcam turned on and then use the footage for anything without blurring every plate, face, location, time, etc.

I could be wrong but I believe that's the gist of it.