Cameras Consent and the Law of Recording People

36 questions on cameras consent and the law of recording people, answered and cited by the UpLaw editorial team.

• Can an employer put security cameras in the workplace?
• Can copyright be used to remove an intimate image posted without consent?
• Can I publish a recording that someone else made illegally?
• Can I secretly record a conversation I am part of?
• Can I use my recording as evidence in court?
• Can police make me delete my footage or unlock my phone?
• Do biometric privacy laws apply to ordinary personal photographs?
• Does being in a public place always mean there is no expectation of privacy?
• Does muting the microphone solve the audio problem?
• Does using a zoom lens or a drone change whether a photograph is lawful?
• Do I have a right to record the police?
• Do the old aerial surveillance cases still protect drone photography of a backyard?
• How is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act structured?
• How should I preserve a recording that might matter legally?
• If I lawfully photographed someone, can I use the photo in an advertisement?
• If my drone flight complies with FAA rules, is my aerial filming legal?
• Is a loud argument in a public place a protected private conversation?
• Is it legal to photograph a stranger in public without permission?
• Is scanning someone's face legally different from photographing them?
• Is “upskirting” illegal even though the victim is in public?
• Must an employer give notice before monitoring employees electronically?
• What are the four common-law privacy torts?
• What are the limits on the right to record police?
• What are the penalties for an unlawful recording under the Wiretap Act?
• What did Commonwealth v. Robertson decide about upskirt photography?
• What is intrusion upon seclusion, and does it require publication?
• What is the difference between commercial and editorial use of someone's image?
• What is the federal video voyeurism statute?
• What is the “reasonable expectation of privacy” test?
• What is the TAKE IT DOWN Act?
• What is the Wiretap Act's “ordinary course of business” exception?
• What law applies when someone shares intimate images without consent?
• Where can a landlord legally install security cameras?
• Which state's law applies when the people on a call are in different states?
• Which states require all-party consent to record a conversation?
• Why does recording audio have different rules from recording video?