Legal and Ethical Principles Flashcards
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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CCTV operators must ensure that:
Answer: Monitoring practices do not discriminate against individuals based on disability
ADA requires that surveillance practices, like all facility operations, must not discriminate against individuals based on disability status.
A CCTV operator notices a colleague saving personal copies of surveillance footage to a USB drive. The correct action is to:
Answer: Report the behavior to a supervisor immediately
Unauthorized copying of surveillance footage is a serious data breach and must be reported to a supervisor immediately.
Which federal law most directly governs the interception of electronic communications and is relevant to CCTV audio recording?
Answer: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
The ECPA governs the interception of electronic communications, including audio recordings captured by CCTV systems.
When CCTV footage captures an individual in a medical emergency, the operator should:
Answer: Immediately alert emergency responders and preserve the footage
In a medical emergency, the priority is to alert responders; the footage is also preserved as it may be needed for incident documentation.
The concept of 'function creep' in CCTV operations refers to:
Answer: Using surveillance data for purposes beyond its original intent
Function creep occurs when surveillance data collected for one purpose is later used for unrelated or broader purposes, raising significant ethical and legal concerns.
A business owner installs a CCTV camera in an employee break room. This is most likely:
Answer: A violation of employee privacy rights in most US states
Installing cameras in break rooms, locker rooms, or restrooms is considered a violation of employee privacy rights in most US states, even on private property.
Which of the following best describes the legal principle of 'proportionality' in CCTV deployment?
Answer: Surveillance measures must be no more intrusive than necessary to achieve the legitimate aim
Proportionality requires that any surveillance measure must not exceed what is necessary to achieve a specific, legitimate security goal.