Monday, March 4, 2013

Funny Business: Capturing It on Film




  1. I'm not a lawyer, but in my view this one is a no-brainer. Just install the nanny-cam and--importantly--do not tell the nanny. Most likely, you will be able to assess the person you hire with accuracy as a kind person, and nothing bad will ever happen. On the odd chance that something bad DOES happen, who is the judge going to blame? The nanny-cam installer or the nanny? I think the answer is self-evident: the nanny. It seems to me that a person has the right to install a camera in his/her own home.

  2. Although we never had any trouble with our babysitters and the children are grown up I'd probably have cameras everywhere nowdays!

  3. I would think, "your house, your rules", but I guess the laws in the USA aren't the same as ours. Make the nanny sign a pre-nup of sorts - agreeing to the prospect of being recorded.

  4. I don't think you need to tell them about the nanny cam. I'm thinking of installing cameras to watch the dogs and I don't intend to tell them. :-)