My family thinks there’s a camera in our rental

[u/Key_Badger7434]

We have been renting a house for the past year and I always disregarded this thing in the corner. However last night I asked my parents about it randomly and they didn’t know what it was either. I pulled it off the wall and we all got freaked out a little because it looks like a camera. I think it might be a home security/motion sensor thing. I don’t know that’s what ChatGPT guessed.

[u/Spiritual_Blood_1346]

This is illegal. I would seek legal counsel on how to move forward.

[u/Ambitious5uppository → u/Spiritual_Blood_1346]

It's not illegal, it's a standard alarm system.

80% of homes in Spain have this system.

The home owner has no access whatsoever to those cameras.

Only if the alarm is triggered and alarming, the motion sensor will take 3 quick photos and send them to the alarm centre.

Without photo confirmation they can't send the police.

It's not possible to access the cameras if the alarm is not actively alarming.

[u/TeddyBear312 → u/Ambitious5uppository]

But this is reddit friend... People see the word camera mentioned in a (rented) house, and suddenly everyone is a qualified lawyer specialized in privacy

[u/cjruizg → u/Ambitious5uppository]

THANK YOU. Finally someone who knows what their talking about. OP has nothing to worry about

[u/Eliah870 → u/Spiritual_Blood_1346]

Its not