8 articles
A neighbour camera pointing at your property in Germany: where the permission ends, what Überwachungsdruck means, the § 1004 BGB injunction, and which authority is competent.
Whether a secretly made recording is admissible in Germany is decided by a balancing of the general personality right against effective legal protection, not by § 34 StGB. What the BGH dashcam ruling settled.
Are dashcams allowed in Germany? What the DSGVO and the BGH decision VI ZR 233/17 actually say about continuous recording, and when dashcam footage can be used as evidence.
German recording law in one map: § 201 StGB for the spoken word, § 201a and § 184k StGB for images, the DSGVO and BDSG for data, and the separate question of whether a court will admit the recording.
Secretly recording a conversation in Germany is a criminal offence under § 201 StGB, punishable by up to three years or a fine. What nichtöffentlich means, when consent helps, and the civil exposure.
When is photographing or filming a person in Germany a criminal offence? § 201a StGB, the separate upskirting offence in § 184k StGB, and the Recht am eigenen Bild in §§ 22 and 23 KunstUrhG explained.
Recording a telephone call in Germany without the agreement of everyone on the line is a criminal offence under § 201 StGB. The Android and iPhone position, voicemail, and business call recording.
When may a German employer film staff? What § 26 BDSG still does after EuGH C-34/21, why § 87 Abs. 1 Nr. 6 BetrVG is often the real obstacle, and where monitoring stops.