Questions tagged [recording]
Video and/or audio recording. For eavesdropping on telecommunications specifically use the "wiretapping" tag.
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Question about audio recording my in-person conversations in New York
In NY State, which is a 1 party consent state, can I audio record a conversation with my friend without their consent if they are a minor? ( I'm 18, he's 17 )
I was told minors can't consent to being ...
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Is one allowed to operate a live-feed drone on the streets in Japan? (Yakuza Judgement)
In Yakuza Judgement, a detective agency often uses a quad-copter drone with a camera providing a live feed in the bustling city in Japan. One use they have for it (which is obviously problematic) is ...
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Legal recourse if fellow patient recorded and distributed group therapy session
Person A is participating in a PTSD/Abuse recovery program in Tennessee. During a private conversation (not part of any official therapy) they divulge to patient B highly personal information ...
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Can I record a disciplinary hearing with school officials in WA state
My child is 12 and has a long documented disability. The (public) school district has not provided appropriate support and has even mislead me on qualifications of the paraeducator assigned to him. ...
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Is it legal for google street view images to see in my house (EU)?
My aunt lives somewhere on the territory of European Union and I navigated to her house in street view mode on Google Maps. I noticed that by navigating those images you can see into her house!
You ...
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Do the police need to tell me they are wearing a bodycam or turn it off before they enter my home?
I have an expectation of privacy within my own home, as such It's generally illegal to film me in my home without my knowledge. I'm wondering how that applies to bodycams on a police officer. If I ...
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How are voice-operated smart devices legal in jurisdictions that require two-party consent for recording?
Amazon's Alexa is the example that comes to mind the most. It seems likely that Alexa would record people who are unaware they're being recorded. Seems like it would violate two-party consent pretty ...
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Audio recording of intruders in all party consent states
What is the legality of using audio recording in surveillance systems in all party consent states?
For example, suppose I have a security system that has cameras and also microphones located in an all-...
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Is it legal to film a police officer while inside of a police vehicle and officers/ detainees only section of a police station if one were arrested?
Is it legal to film a police officer inside of a vehicle and officers/ detainees only section of a police station if one were arrested?
TLDR: are police vehicles and the inside of a police station ...
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Record International Phone Call
Can someone located in the USA legally record a phone call with someone located in Canada, without consent? The person recording is in the Florida, USA and is having a conversation with someone ...
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Does Two-Party Consent Work Two Ways?
I'm in a sketchy business establishment, having a dispute with the owner/representative.
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I'm at the front desk of a cheap motel, complaining about a lack of hot water in my room. The front ...
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Is recording someone without their direct knowledge in one's own home legal?
Consider the following scenarios:
Alice visits Bob's home and he has surveillance devices in operation for security which record all of their interactions.
Alice visits Bob's home after they go on a ...
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Is GPS tracker legal after microphone removal? (Germany)
As I understand it, the possession of GPS trackers with a listening function is prohibited in Germany. Meaning that the environment of the tracker can be listened to by a built-in microphone.
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Legality of recording calls when recorded message is only heard by another recorded message
Many entities, both individuals and companies, record their phone calls. In many jurisdictions this is made legal by there being a recorded message at the start of the call informing the other party ...
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Is it lawful to record or take notes on a presentation you were told not to?
In a union meeting 'legal counsel' gave a long presentation. It included a slide show. The meeting was held over a video call. The legal counsel said he does not give consent or permission to be ...
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secretly recording a murder confession
Let's say you had an opportunity to secretly record an acquaintance confessing to a murder decades prior.
Can/would it be used by police/courts?
Are there certain things about the recording that would ...
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What is the legality behind hearing aids if we cannot digitally record audio without consent?
From my understanding, hearing aids work the following way:
a microphone picks up nearby sounds
a miniature computer stores the sound data in ram and processes the sound
the processed sound is then ...
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Why is there a "X-second buffer" on bodycams?
I've seen numerous bodycam videos.
They frequently mention that "there is no audio for the first 30 seconds" (sometimes different number of seconds), so the video is muted initially.
What is ...
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Can you film the police while they search your premises?
If the police search your house with a warrant can you film them to ensure they keep to the letter of the warrant?
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Is recording a conversation with school officials on school property without consent legal in Washington State/Bellevue?
I have a student-administration meeting (voluntary) with a couple of other students and school administration. This meeting is being held over a walkout held recently within the school, and I would ...
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Can you de-identify a lawfully recorded audio-only call to lodge with the court and offer into evidence?
Bob, while providing lawful notice of call recording by beep-tone warning notification, records calls with a company that does not record calls where it ordinarily conveys information that exposes it ...
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Where can a sample of a recorder warning tone compliant with Federal Standard 1037C Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms?
In California, audio recording without express notice or consent of recording of a confidential conversation generally can only be carried out if an recorder warning beep-tone is audible for each ...
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Publishing (non-commercially) a video-interview with a celebrity online, without written consent
Suppose that several years ago a non-profit organization made a short video-interview with one of the most famous US performers, who very rarely gives interviews.
Suppose that it was recorded in ...
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Does Alice have an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing duty towards appointed counsel, Bob?
Alice is charged under a criminal accusation, and counsel is appointed for Alice under the Sixth Amendment.
Alice gives written notice to Bob (the appointed counsel) that Alice will always have at ...
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Why is it not the FBI's policy to electronically record witness interviews? [closed]
What I think is the reason is related to Title 18 of the United States Code, section 1001, which makes it a felony for anyone to make a false statement to the FBI. This, in turn, means that if there's ...
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Constitutionality of outlawing recording of court proceedings in the United States
In the United States courts seem to be supposed to be public proceedings. For example, if a criminal trial is going on, I believe in most cases I cannot be prevented from entering that room and ...
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Is the Vilnius-Lublin portal a violation of GDPR?
Don’t get me wrong, I love it!
But is it GDPR compliant given that people walk up to a camera that will broadcast their image outside of their country?
See also this news story and this one
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How work at home effects interstate telephone recording consent
Suppose a conversation is recorded between Participant A (consenting to record) and Participants B C D, all three of whom are working in the capacity of employees of a company located in the same one ...
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Phone Recording and phone routing - USA
I am pretty familiar with the legalities of USA one-party and two-party recording laws, but there is one piece of the puzzle that doesn't seem clear.
For some background, I received a call from a ...
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Is photographing or recording a person without their consent a “nuisance or annoyance”?
I am interested in the answer in general, but also particularly interested in how Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003 section 13 would apply:
A person who acts in such a ...
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Copyright issue of recorded video game when publishing research paper about it?
I'm preparing research about a music-based arcade game, playable in the arcade game center. Requiring video dataset (including music in it), I recorded videos from the game playing by myself. I'm ...
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Compensation for using my picture
Suppose that A worked at an amusement park. Someone from management took A's picture as A was working at a ride. Since then, they have used that picture on billboards (for the past 2 summers) and on ...
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Recording Phone Calls in Florida and Obtaining All-Party Consent
According to FL Statute 934.03 (outside of limited exceptions), you are required to gain all-party consent to record communications deemed to have an expectation of privacy.
It seems this includes ...
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Is it legal to record a phone conversation if you pretend to be someone else?
In a recently published video, Alexey Navalny calls one of the FSB's operatives who participated in Navalny's poisoning, and, pretending to be his colleague, manages to record some evidence about the ...
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Is it legal to record your parents at home?
Is it legal for a minor to make an audio recording of his parents engaging in abuse?
If so, is it also legal once that child is an adult for him to publicize those recordings?
Interested in U.S. law, ...
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Legal to use Alexa in childcare setting without permission?
This is in the UK.
For anyone who might not know, Alexa is an AI voice command application often attached to other devices. It lets people issue demands for things like music, or ask it questions, ...
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Can I record myself cooking on camera, in the kitchen community space of the house that I rent a room at, and not be in violation of 9.73.030?
I rent a room with a few other housemates, and I was wondering if I can record myself in the kitchen cooking and not be in violation of 9.73.030.
I understand that Washington State is a two party ...
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Why are electronic and photorecording devices prohibited in courtrooms?
Observers in open court hearings often must resort to taking notes by hand and making pencil sketches.
In the US we often see limited snippets of video footage on TV, and yet, there is still the ...
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When is it legal to be recorded? (UK)
The following occurred on private property, no civil servants involved and not illegal.
There was an incident which the other side found funny and they decided to record me without my knowledge.
When ...
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Is normally illegal kink legal if consensual
My wife is older than age of majority and can freely give consent. She has a specific kink of wanting to be upskirted in shops.
If I have her consent, can I do this without getting in trouble?
If she ...
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Is it legal to put a CCTV camera on a residential property covering a path with an easement?
What are the legal implications of a house owner putting a camera on their house which points at a path with an easement on it, such that someone else has a right of way on that path? I.e. it's not a ...
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Secretly recorded audio to meeting with landlord and now starting a dispute against him. Can I submit it as evidence?
My ex-landlord preferred to communicate by in person meetings. I began covertly recording our meetings with the microphone on my phone. Only the audio was recorded, not the video. My ex-landlord was ...
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Taking a picture of a parking offender while still in the car
I occasionally see car drivers parking on the bike lane that I am using. Usually I take a picture of the car and send if off to the city, they issue a parking ticket. These days I had a case where the ...
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record a meeting?
I am a professor, and I'd like to record our department meetings (audio and video). We have someone taking minutes at the meeting, but recently there have been disagreements about what was really said,...
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When is it legal to record someone who is not intending to be recorded?
In Canada if you're a party to a conversation you're allowed to record it without other's knowledge. What if you're not a party but someone is talking very loudly? For example you want to file a noise ...
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Can you record someone who is speaking in a language you don't understand without their consent?
To my understanding Canada is a single party consent when it comes to recording a conversation i.e. if your a party, you can record it without the other parties knowledge. What if someone near you is ...
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Are passengers allowed to record the audio of their interactions with the US immigration officers when clearing the immigration as they enter the US?
Are passengers allowed by law to record the audio of their interactions with the US immigration officers at the airport when clearing the US immigration as they enter the US via air travel?
If state-...
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Can I get around the law of not recording a phone call unless the other end knows by making the call on a speaker in my house?
The living room in my house is monitored by CCTV with audio. Will that be admissible in court?
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Does a doctor have to release medical records from the last 5 years?
My mother stopped seeing a doctor about a year ago. She has been without a PCP. She just procured a new one and was asked to get her medical records. Her old doctors office told me today that those ...
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Covertly Recording Conversations At Work If Policy of No Expectation of Privacy?
My work has a policy that when using company property, there is no expectation of privacy. Does this amount to blanket consent? This is in the state of California so unsure if this policy conflicts ...
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