If you have CCTV cameras installed in your home or workplace, you may be wondering how long you should keep the footage for. In the UK, CCTV footage retention is governed by data protection laws like GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Keep reading this blog to find out what length of time these laws suggest you keep your footage for and learn how this varies for different properties.
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If you’re looking to protect your home from thieves and burglars, the best place to start is by putting yourself in their shoes. If you can think like a robber and know what they look for when targeting houses, you stand a better chance of deterring criminals from targeting your property.
To learn more about the key areas that burglars look out for when casing properties, keep reading this blog!
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Here at IDS, we offer a range of access control systems that can help to control and regulate who has access to a property and when. Alongside the common key fob, card and PIN pad systems, we also offer cutting-edge biometric systems that use unique physical characteristics to identify individuals and grant them access to a building or restricted area. Keep reading this blog to learn more!
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A commercial building is any property used for business activities instead of residential living, for example, hotels, shops, restaurants and offices. These spaces often require different security systems to residential properties due to their scale, complex layouts, valuable assets and increased vulnerability. In this blog, we will go through the three most essential security systems to install for commercial buildings so that your premises can stay secured all year long. Let’s get started!
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When it comes to installing CCTV cameras, data protection is crucial. By data protection, we don’t just mean how you treat people’s personal information, but also how you handle footage of them captured by your CCTV.
In this blog, we will discuss whether or not you can install CCTV cameras in private spaces like toilets and go over some key areas to consider to ensure that you do not breach any data protection laws when installing your CCTV cameras.
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