# Why aren't bank teller cameras at face level?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bank-teller-cameras-at-face-level/799405>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 21, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bank-teller-cameras-at-face-level/799405 "2017-10-21T02:09:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bank-teller-cameras-at-face-level/799405/41 "2017-10-27T17:42:50Z")

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That’s a good point. As a business owner are you more worried about the guy in your store/bank for 10-30 minutes who might be stealing from you, or the guy there 8 hours a day 5 days a week who might be stealing from you (and has an easier time doing it)?

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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bank-teller-cameras-at-face-level/799405/42 "2017-10-27T20:17:34Z")

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And I imagine insurance would cover theft losses, while there’s no way to recoup the drip-drip of employee pilfering.

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**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bank-teller-cameras-at-face-level/799405/43 "2017-10-27T20:41:17Z")

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> [@DCnDC](#):
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> You’re not.
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> Back when I banked with Bank of [del]Everything-Incurs-A-Fee[/del] America, every teller window had a little camera, mounted on a short post on the counter, pointed directly at the customer, behind the [del]bulletproof glass[/del] security barrier.
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> Same thing at my current bank, Navy Federal, minus the barrier.

Makes me glad I live in a rural area. None of our local banks have bulletproof glass or cameras pointed right at the customer’s face. Makes for a much more pleasant and convenient process.

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bank-teller-cameras-at-face-level/799405/44 "2017-10-27T20:47:45Z")

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> [@Orwell](#):
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> Makes me glad I live in a rural area. None of our local banks have bulletproof glass or cameras pointed right at the customer’s face. Makes for a much more pleasant and convenient process.

I worked in a large retail bank (the largest size category that that particular bank runs, one of the big 4 banks) in an urban area that isn’t particularly crime-free. We had no glass or non-ceiling cameras. It all depends on what that branch wants to do.

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