Development of sectoral regulation of access and surveillance systems in the shadow of the GDPR

Abstract

Nowadays, property protection is already unthinkable without electronic security devices and systems. We no longer have to think about complex, industrial systems, but simple security solutions with purposeful functionality have also appeared in the smallest flats and condominiums. Whatever the complexity of the solution used, they are used for detection and signaling in terms of their primary function, and increasingly for the evaluation, storage and management of data generated during the performance of previous tasks. Nowadays, simple plug & play cameras and other “gadgets” that can be ordered from the internet have become part of it. With the development of information technology, these tools have not only communicated with other IT tools and systems, but have become such tools themselves. They also process and store data while performing their function. In my study, I review and evaluate the development and current issues of regulation of the application and use of the two key security tools in the light of the provisions of the GDPR.