A private detective uses a drone to film neighbours’ gardens systematically for a client investigation. Which GDPR-oriented statement is most accurate?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Hobby filming your own backyard is one thing; a paid detective buzzing the neighbourhood is another. Commercial, systematic imaging of identifiable people usually sits under the GDPR. The household exemption is not a spy cloak.
Full Explanation
The GDPR’s household exemption is narrow and does not cover processing for professional or commercial purposes that systematically observes others. Drone footage that identifies individuals for private investigation is personal-data processing requiring a lawful basis, transparency where applicable, and proportionality analysis. Intrusive surveillance of private spaces heightens the need for necessity and minimisation assessments.