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Is it legal to tape a conversation without the other person knowing?
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∙ 15y ago
There are 12 States in the U.S. That requires ALL parties involved in the conversation (All Party Consent) to be made aware that the conversation is being recorded. These States are:
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Washington
The following 38 States require that at least ONE person (One Party Consent) involved in the conversation has given permission for the conversation to be recorded including the person doing the recording:
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
This falls under the United States Code: Title 18.2511. As long as you actually take part in the conversation and are doing so in a State that allows "One Party Consent", it is quite legal to record the conversation without another party in the conversation giving permission or even being told that they are being recorded.
Hope that fully answers your question..
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe law on recording telephone conversations is that it is perfectly legal to record any conversation without informing the other party provided it is not to be used for commercial purposes, in which case the other party must be informed. There is a special dispensation to this for reporters. People who say otherwise have been watching too much American TV, where it is illegal in some, but not all, states. This was primarily about protecting film stars et al. in California. Whilst I cannot say for sure if this is the case for conversations held in public places, private residences, or business premises, I can't see that it would be any different.
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∙ 15y agoSection 184 of the Criminal Code of Canada would appear to permit you to record a conversation between yourself and another person, without the consent (or probably even knowledge) of the other person.
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∙ 13y agoIn a public place, consent is not required, you have no expectation of privacy. So that applies mostly to security cameras, but also to cameraphones and such too.
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∙ 15y agoYes, as long as it is done in a public place where no amount of privacy is expected.
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∙ 13y agoIn most situations it would be a breach of the Data Protection Act unless you got the consent of the other person.
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∙ 13y agoIf you are in a public place, you have no expectation of privacy. You can be videoed without your consent.
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There are 12 States in the U.S. That requires ALL parties involved in the conversation (All Party Consent) to be made aware that the conversation is being recorded. These States are:CaliforniaConnecticutDelawareFloridaIllinoisMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMontanaNew HampshirePennsylvaniaWashingtonThe following 38 States require that at least ONE person (One Party Consent) involved in the conversation has given permission for the conversation to be recorded including the person doing the recording:AlaskaArkansasColoradoDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNebraskaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingThis falls under the United States Code: Title 18.2511. As long as you actually take part in the conversation and are doing so in a State that allows "One Party Consent", it is quite legal to record the conversation without another party in the conversation giving permission or even being told that they are being recorded.Hope that fully answers your question..
