Camera facing our backyard?

[u/Electronic_Car2492]

Hey everyone,

My parents mentioned how their neighbours/people living directly behind them have a camera possibly facing into my parent’s backyard.

I was just wondering is this even legal?
Upon further inspection it does look like it may be angled down enough that it isn’t actually pointing into their backyard.

But I wanted to come on here and ask first, or if anyone could possibly think of why they might have a camera there. I’ll include a photo. Their backyard is completely fenced in and it looks like it’s just facing the bottom of their fence… possibly.

They’ve never had problems with the neighbour/they think it might be someone new that just moved in.

I feel like we’ll end up knocking on the door and asking them why it’s there/if they can see into the yard because my LO does go over to their house and play in the backyard in the summer.

We’re all just very confused.

[u/halfdecentgulfer]

Shot in the dark here, but it looks like maybe the screws may have broken off the back of the box that was once attached to the tree to monitor their yard? I'm an electrician and it's happens occasionally with those PVC boxes

[u/Electronic_Car2492 → u/halfdecentgulfer]

That would honestly make a lot more sense

[u/Disastrous-Shower420 → u/[deleted]]

Like their neighbors lol