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The US has a prohibition on government snooping. There is no such prohibition on private intelligence gathering; in fact, the publication of such intelligence i
by jsprogrammer 10y ago
The US has a prohibition on government snooping. There is no such prohibition on private intelligence gathering; in fact, the publication of such intelligence is specifically protected.
- mcv 10y agoReally? There's no protection for communication between private individuals in the US?
- vkou 10y agoStrange - in my state, recording a conversation without notifying the other party is a felony.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoSounds like a seriously repressive state. If the law were used, it could be invalidated as it is in violation of a person's right to make records of their observations and, especially, their right to publish those records.
- tedunangst 10y agoDo you know how many seriously repressive states there are?
- vkou 10y agoEleven states require the consent of every party to a phone call or conversation - California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington. I've no doubt that there were plenty of constitutional challenges to the statutes, none of which were successful.
- jsprogrammer 10y agoDo you know of a person serving a felony sentence for violating such law?