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We put up a couple blog posts last week that we felt many of our clients and newsletter subscribers could appreciate, though we forgot to put it on our Spy Gear Blog. Seems if you are recording hidden video with audio, or audio recordings of phone calls or private meeting in 12+ states where they prohibit the recording of any audio without the concent of both parties. Even though it’s legal in up to 38 states, it’s the 12 that make it illegal that will give you big problems, as the Federal law also makes it illegal.
One of the blog posts is called "Death of the Spy Camera", and the other is "Soon Only Law Enforcement Can Buy Spy Cameras," and if you plan on recording any video with any of our spy cameras that also record audio, or you use a digital audio recorder, you might want to check up on your states laws, as the fines are large.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press published this list of states and their telephone & audio recording laws. They have some great articles on their site & it’s worthy to book mark it. I checked California, and both parties need to be informed, so what about the secret recordings of Mel Gibson? They are illegal, and should have not been played on the air.
And judges have ruled that recording the conversation, when an expectation of privacy can be expected, carry the same penalty as intercepting a phone call or a wire tap.
FYI.
Later…
Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
EyeSpyPro.com
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Oh, I’ve read about that. You have to be very careful, if you are actually recording anything. That’s a very good point about the Mel Gibson tapes. It’s surprising how so many people forget the law when it comes to the media breaking the news.