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by snowflake1556 on January 31st, 2006

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Do ATMs have cameras inside them, and if so, when do they take pictures?

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  • by Anonymous on February 1st, 2006

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    Yes, atms do have cameras inside and outside the actual machine. when they take your photograph is generally a trade secret. some atms are motion-activated and some are activated by your atm card. all are different, depending on the manufacturer and the actual setup as requested by the owners. some atm cameras have a wide angle lense that photograph up to 50 ft. from the machine. due to the increase in robberies from drive-up customers, atms have been greatly modified, since its original inception. also, the red 911 button on atms, is camera-activated. so, if you are a prankster, you can expect your photo to be taken, if you push the 911 button. and yes, you will be prosecuted.

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  • by RedJohn on January 31st, 2006

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    If you are performing a transaction within a bank, the area around the ATM machine(s) is monitored by at least one video camera as part of the bank's normal security operations. This provides a level of security for both the ATM user and the bank. These cameras are rarely manned, but their records are made available in the event of a crime. Video surveillance may be present on city streets and inside shopping malls, office buildings, and other buildings in which ATM machines are installed.

    Some ATM machines have cameras installed inside them, but this is not very common at the present time. Video cameras can be used to monitor the area in front of the machine on a continuous basis and 'snapshots' of the ATM user's face can be captured during the transaction. Pictures may also be taken of individuals who have made more than one unsuccessful attempts to access an account. A person who fails to input a correct PIN more than once or twice for a particular card within a short period of time may be attempting to unlawfully access the account.

    However, as security technology changes, visual recognition systems will become more common and reliable than they are at the present time. When implemented in ATM machines, this technology will use a camera to scan the user's face in place of or, more likely, in addition to the user's PIN number. These records will be retained for security purposes until they are destroyed.

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