A PARENT got sweet revenge when their neighbour put up CCTV that peered over the wall and into their home.
Shocking footage shows a man up a stepladder nailing a camera to his house which the parent claims points into their back door and windows.
The clip, posted to TikTok, blasts the culprit as a "badman" for his actions.
And they claim the camera could easily record their kids running around the garden.
But despite allegedly being asked to stop, the man reportedly refused to take the menacing surveillance down.
The video – posted on Wednesday – was followed up by a 'part 2' video.
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In it, the neighbour says they got their own back by fitting a camera to their home and pointing it at his house.
But to their surprise, they say this only led to the nightmare neighbour calling the police on them before throwing a "tantrum".
Writing under the video, they explained: "We erected a camera in retaliation and he called the police."
Cops allegedly told the nuisance next door to take his CCTV down.
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In a clip reportedly from the moment he was given his marching orders, the neighbour can be seen charging up a stepladder.
They say: "This is a video of his having a tantrum after the police told him to take his down and we would remove ours."
Your rights
Legal experts say that if a neighbour's CCTV records onto your property the position is regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act.
You may be familiar with this when it comes to websites storing your data or companies sending you emails.
But Joanne Ellis, a partner at Warrington-based solicitor Stephensons, said if CCTV being captured falls outside of a homeowner's property boundaries, the person capturing the CCTV becomes a data controller.
This creates a set of responsibilities for the CCTV owner.
The person captured has a right to be told a CCTV system is being used and what information is being recorded.
Ellis said a subject access request can be made if a neighbour refuses to do this.
She said: "You can ask for the footage captured of you to be deleted – but it can be refused if there is a legitimate reason to keep it such as it captures a burglar.
"Any third parties that the CCTV is disclosed to, such as police and insurers, are also obliged to process the footage in accordance with the rules."
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Ellis said that a neighbour can request they are not captured on CCTV, but this might not be granted if the filming complies with regulations.
The CCTV owner must also process data in a lawful and transparent manner and only for specified and legitimate purposes.
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