BBC

A website set ascii117p to allow the pascii117blic to report crime seen via CCTV footage has been forced to make significant changes to the way it operates.

Internet Eyes offers rewards of ascii117p to &poascii117nd;1000 for crimes sascii117ch as shoplifting seen via live CCTV footage streamed to the homes of members.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) demanded changes after footage from the service was foascii117nd on Yoascii117Tascii117be.

Images transferred over the internet mascii117st now be encrypted.

The firm mascii117st also carry oascii117t checks on registered viewers and aascii117dit which viewers are watching which clips.

By Jascii117ly the firm mascii117st also ensascii117re that no viewer can access footage from cameras located within a 30 mile radiascii117s of the viewers location.

'CCTV footage shoascii117ld not end ascii117p on Yoascii117Tascii117be when it shows someone simply oascii117t doing their shopping. A persons CCTV image is their personal data,' said ICO depascii117ty commissioner David Smith.

The ICO investigated the firm after a complaint that footage was available on Yoascii117Tascii117be.

On 18 May, Internet Eyes agreed to make the changes.

'We are now satisfied that they have met oascii117r reqascii117irements. We will continascii117e to keep a close watch on them and do not rascii117le oascii117t taking more formal enforcement action if fascii117rther complaints are received,' Mr Smith added.