In the US and much of Canada you can generally record someone in public, if there is no expectation of privacy -- e.g. someone on the street can see into your y

In the US and much of Canada you can generally record someone in public, if there is no expectation of privacy -- e.g. someone on the street can see into your yard. Some of the provinces in Canada have more nuanced rules, and I believe Quebec is the strictest in that you can't have cameras pointed at someone's windows.