The Hellenic Data Protection Authority has held that blurry photographs taken by a hidden camera are not protected as personal data. The ruling came after a husband installed a hidden camera to document his wife’s extramarital affairs.
The husband addressed the DPA, asking whether he could use 15 photos he took with the hidden camera, should he go to court. The 15 pictures he had taken though were blurry.
As such, the data protection authority argues that the identity of those in the pictures cannot be confirmed. As such, the blurry photographs do not conflict with data protection legislation, meaning that they can be submitted in a court for consideration. Nevertheless, it is up to court to decide whether such photos can be used as evidence.
