Nowadays, you can see cameras in most public spaces that continuously monitor your surroundings. Even if their main goal is to increase security or protect public property and order, they can sometimes have an invasive effect. , a similar case happened in one of the shopping centers in Trnava, where a customer found a camera in the men’s toilets.
- In the Trnava shopping center, one of the customers saw a camera in the toilets.
- He published the photo on social networks, which sparked a debate about privacy protection.
- The management of the center claims that the cameras only record the area of the sinks, not the cabins.
The location of security cameras is subject to certain principles that should not violate the right to privacy. This applies doubly in areas that should be discreet, such as changing rooms, hotel rooms or toilets.
Recently, however, one of the visitors to the MAX shopping center in Trnava was shocked to notice a camera-like device in the men’s toilets.. He drew attention to this finding on social networks, which immediately started a stormy debate about privacy protection. “In Max in Trnava above the urinals, that normally a camera,” the man wrote in a now-deleted post.
The management of the shopping center told the Trnavak website that cameras are installed in the toilets to record the surrounding area. He argues that they do not violate the privacy of visitors. “They only monitor the area of the sinks and in no case scan the cabins. Each camera also has a hard cover to prevent it from rotating, being tampered with, or capturing what it’s not supposed to capture,” Martin Pelech, Center Manager OC MAX Trnava, explained to the portal.
He emphasized that the devices serve to increase customer safety and property protection. “They are placed there for frequent unwanted visits by persons under the influence of narcotic and psychotropic substances and homeless people who pollute our toilets by washing and washing their things,” he added in the statement.
According to the management, the camera in the men’s toilets is connected to the central desk located in the surveillance room. This allows center administrators to intervene immediately if necessary. “I understand that the situation can be worrying. Nevertheless, I assure you that the camera does not record anything that would violate the privacy of our customers,” he concluded in response to Trnavak Pelech.
