Shopping can be a stressful situation considering that you have to be in a crowded place and deal with a lot of bright lights and noise. However, the truth is that you might not be alone. We are used to cameras and expect there to be hidden ones in the store in open areas. However, there is a reasonable expectation that when you will have privacy when you walk into a dressing room. Incredibly, many states actually allow cameras in fitting rooms , and plenty of retailers take advantage of this loss prevention method. According to Legal Beagle , there are only 13 states that do not allow surveillance cameras in dressing rooms. The bottom line is that there is a lot of gray area. Of course, hidden cameras can are extremely hard to detect on purpose. Some can even be as small as a fingernail.

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More than schools across Britain are using CCTV cameras in pupils' toilets or changing rooms, according to figures obtained by anti-surveillance campaigners, who warned that the research raised serious questions about the privacy of schoolchildren. A total of cameras were located in the toilets or changing rooms of schools across England, Scotland and Wales, according to data provided by more than 2, schools. The figures are based on freedom of information requests lodged by the campaign group Big Brother Watch. Its director, Nick Pickles, said the full extent of school surveillance was far higher than the group had expected, adding: "Schools need to come clean about why they are using these cameras and what is happening to the footage. The Radclyffe School in Oldham topped the list of schools with 20 cameras in toilets or changing rooms. Responses from 2, secondary schools and academies showed they used 47, cameras overall, including 26, inside school buildings. With 1. Pickles also claimed that the Home Office's proposals for a new regulatory structure was "not fit for purpose" and that a new post of surveillance camera commissioner "will have absolutely no powers to do anything". A Department for Education spokesman said: "We have already acted to make it unlawful for schools to use biometric data like fingerprints without parents' permission.
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It is understood the camera at at Meadowbank Sports Centre was revealed after one of the teenagers threw a shoe and dislodged a panel. A group of high school pupils claim they found a hidden camera in a leisure centre changing room after a PE lesson. It is understood the camera was revealed after one of the teenagers threw a shoe and dislodged a panel in the ceiling of the dual-use changing room. Police closed the area at Meadowbank Sports Centre following the discovery of the suspicious device on Wednesday. The changing room alternates between being used for males and females, and is used by members of the public attending the centre as well as school pupils. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police in Edinburgh were made aware of a suspicious camera within the Meadowbank Sports Centre changing room. Edinburgh City Council arms-length company Edinburgh Leisure runs the centre, and it said precautions are being taken to safeguard against any further cameras being installed. She said: "Police Scotland is investigating an incident which occurred yesterday and all necessary precautions are being taken to ensure it remains an isolated incident. By Ian Hughes. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights.
Primark issues statements following concerns shoppers were being watched as they undressed. Primark has addressed rumours that CCTV cameras are in operation in the changing rooms of its Plymouth store. The budget clothing empire has spoken out following concerns shoppers were being watched as they got undressed. It comes on the same day bosses revealed how the Drake Circus store will look once it's had a plush new re-fit come the end of July.