VILNIUS — Think your naked curves are kept secret just between you and your massage therapist? Not in Vilnius, apparently.

The director of a beauty salon that offers a range of therapies including various massage techniques has been fined 600 litai (€174) after a series of secret cameras were discovered that were used to film customers and staff. Police have not charged the salon with using the tapes illicitly, and exactly how long the cameras were running has not been [private_supervisor]released.

The Bovary beauty salon, which has six locations in Vilnius, had cameras that recorded massages and the worker’s locker rooms. Last year the investigation by the State Data Protection Inspectorate into the company began after an anonymous complaint prompted them to search the facilities. The inspection found eight cameras covering almost all of the interior of the salon, except for the solarium and the toilet.

Hidden motion sensors activated the camera when people were in the room, so that they remained hidden.

The inspectorate found that the cameras were in place illegally because they were hidden in a place where consumers should feel they have full privacy. It found that the tapes demeaned human dignity and noted that this sort of surveillance is prohibited by the Legal Protection Act.

The court found that recording people in this way is akin to recording their personal data without their knowledge.

The consideration was made whether the part of the Act regarding the safeguarding of public safety was relevant, but it was found that the clandestine recordings did not “protect people’s life, health, property or other rights and freedoms of individuals.”

Both customers and staff must be warned that they are under watch by law. The intended use of the data and the length that it will be kept is also required to be spelled out on company documentation. The company did not possess this document. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]released.

The Bovary beauty salon, which has six locations in Vilnius, had cameras that recorded massages and the worker’s locker rooms. Last year the investigation by the State Data Protection Inspectorate into the company began after an anonymous complaint prompted them to search the facilities. The inspection found eight cameras covering almost all of the interior of the salon, except for the solarium and the toilet.

Hidden motion sensors activated the camera when people were in the room, so that they remained hidden.

The inspectorate found that the cameras were in place illegally because they were hidden in a place where consumers should feel they have full privacy. It found that the tapes demeaned human dignity and noted that this sort of surveillance is prohibited by the Legal Protection Act.

The court found that recording people in this way is akin to recording their personal data without their knowledge.

The consideration was made whether the part of the Act regarding the safeguarding of public safety was relevant, but it was found that the clandestine recordings did not “protect people’s life, health, property or other rights and freedoms of individuals.”

Both customers and staff must be warned that they are under watch by law. The intended use of the data and the length that it will be kept is also required to be spelled out on company documentation. The company did not possess this document.[/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]released.

The Bovary beauty salon, which has six locations in Vilnius, had cameras that recorded massages and the worker’s locker rooms. Last year the investigation by the State Data Protection Inspectorate into the company began after an anonymous complaint prompted them to search the facilities. The inspection found eight cameras covering almost all of the interior of the salon, except for the solarium and the toilet.

Hidden motion sensors activated the camera when people were in the room, so that they remained hidden.

The inspectorate found that the cameras were in place illegally because they were hidden in a place where consumers should feel they have full privacy. It found that the tapes demeaned human dignity and noted that this sort of surveillance is prohibited by the Legal Protection Act.

The court found that recording people in this way is akin to recording their personal data without their knowledge.

The consideration was made whether the part of the Act regarding the safeguarding of public safety was relevant, but it was found that the clandestine recordings did not “protect people’s life, health, property or other rights and freedoms of individuals.”

Both customers and staff must be warned that they are under watch by law. The intended use of the data and the length that it will be kept is also required to be spelled out on company documentation. The company did not possess this document. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]released.

The Bovary beauty salon, which has six locations in Vilnius, had cameras that recorded massages and the worker’s locker rooms. Last year the investigation by the State Data Protection Inspectorate into the company began after an anonymous complaint prompted them to search the facilities. The inspection found eight cameras covering almost all of the interior of the salon, except for the solarium and the toilet.

Hidden motion sensors activated the camera when people were in the room, so that they remained hidden.

The inspectorate found that the cameras were in place illegally because they were hidden in a place where consumers should feel they have full privacy. It found that the tapes demeaned human dignity and noted that this sort of surveillance is prohibited by the Legal Protection Act.

The court found that recording people in this way is akin to recording their personal data without their knowledge.

The consideration was made whether the part of the Act regarding the safeguarding of public safety was relevant, but it was found that the clandestine recordings did not “protect people’s life, health, property or other rights and freedoms of individuals.”

Both customers and staff must be warned that they are under watch by law. The intended use of the data and the length that it will be kept is also required to be spelled out on company documentation. The company did not possess this document. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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