UK news has been heavily covering a Hikvision camera installation at a UK school's bathroom. Many are not happy:
- BBC: Kingswinford parents brand school toilet cameras 'creepy'
- The Sun: BIG BROTHER SCHOOL Parents slam West Midlands secondary school for installing CCTV in the TOILETS
- The Guardian: Secondary school criticised for installing CCTV in pupil toilet areas
Here are two examples of Hikvision cameras installed:
This is atypical but Hikvision likes to market such nonmainstream use, such as their recent blog posts on:
- Oct 27: Friday Fun Video: Mate From Down Under (Kangaroo on Camera)
- Oct 20: Caught on Camera: Three Bears Break Into Colorado Pizza Shop
- Oct 13: Adoption by Forever Family Caught on Hikvision Security Camera
- Aug 31: More Than 4 Million Views of ‘Floating’ Bird, Caught on Hikvision Camera
That noted, in this example, it is probably not the type of publicity that neither the Hikvision dealer nor Hikvision wants.
Hat tip to Ahmet Deveci of CCTVAware, a top UK Hikvision dealer and LinkedIn promoter, who noticed and shared this on LinkedIn.
