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In Germany recording audio or video (without consent of the other party) is illegal and you can even get in jail for this. The reason for it being illegal is be
by LinaLauneBaer 15y ago
In Germany recording audio or video (without consent of the other party) is illegal and you can even get in jail for this. The reason for it being illegal is because the law wants people to be able to talk to each other without the fear that everything can potentially be recorded. The law argues that this fear would change interpersonal conversations in a wrong way.
- pyre 15y agoI hope that there are exceptions for things like filming in public. You can see how horrid such laws are when the police want to suppress citizen-made films of their actions in the US...
- LinaLauneBaer 15y agoThere are exceptions. Recording in public is allowed in some cases. It mainly depends on the number of people who are recorded at the same time. If this number is high enough the restrictions become more relaxed. And please note that I am only describing the situation in Germany without judging the situation. :-)