Overview
- Berlin’s administrative court upheld the public baths operator’s entrance cameras and ID checks as proportionate under data-protection law.
- Judges called the privacy impact very small and pointed to fewer criminal incidents after the measures began.
- The city’s data protection commissioner has not decided on an appeal, so the policy could still face further review.
- The operator added these checks after fights, police callouts and temporary closures strained staff and disrupted normal pool use.
- Commentators say cameras can deter misbehavior but do not fix deeper problems, and incidents rose again in some pools in 2025.