Overview

• Data protection officials require that surveillance recordings only monitor entry points during operating hours and restrict footage of seating, gastronomy and changing rooms to outside opening times.
• AI drowning detection systems such as Israel’s Lynxnight, deployed at Europabad Karlsruhe, have registered over 1,000 alerts since February without prompting any interventions.
• Guidelines emphasize that AI tools can supplement but never replace human oversight due to persistent error rates in detecting swim accidents.
• Pool operators must ensure systems analyze only movement patterns without storing image data and visibly mark any monitored zones on the premises.
• Operators are instructed to consult their own data protection officers before installing new surveillance technologies to guarantee compliance with strict privacy standards.