Sports office temporarily suspends video surveillance
An objection has been lodged against the video surveillance regulations for sports and swimming facilities in the city of Zurich, which were officially published at the end of December 2017. The Sports Office is therefore temporarily suspending video surveillance at the facilities concerned.
The sports office of the city of Zurich had in the past monitored bathers, but also the users of sports facilities without legal basis with video cameras, at least in certain facilities. But this was not correct: On the one hand, according to the city newspaper "Lokalinfo", the signs for video surveillance, which are mandatory, were missing. On the other hand, the sports office has no video surveillance regulations, which would also be mandatory. This is to change: At the end of December 2017, the corresponding regulations for municipal sports and swimming facilities were published in the Official Gazette. It should have come into force on February 1, 2018.
Objection raised
An objection was lodged against the video surveillance regulations, as the city announced on January 30, 2018. After consultation with the city's data protection officer, the sports office is discontinuing video surveillance in the previously monitored sports and swimming facilities with immediate effect, it says. The indoor swimming pools Bungertwies, Oerlikon, City and Käferberg, the artificial ice rink Oerlikon as well as the sports facility Sihlhölzli and the Saalsporthalle are affected. All other sports and swimming facilities in the Zurich area are not under video surveillance.
As soon as a legally binding regulation is available, the video cameras will be put back into operation, according to the city. If the signs for video surveillance have already been "forgotten", this is now to be made up for, albeit with a slightly different text. In the affected sports and bathing facilities, visitors will be informed by means of signs that the video surveillance is out of operation, write those responsible.
It will be interesting to see whether the sports authority will install appropriate signs in the future wherever it installs video surveillance cameras, as is actually required. (rs)
More about video surveillance by public bodies here.
