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I don't think that's entirely correct, at least in the United States. As far as I understand the law, it IS legal to videorecord people, children and otherwise

I don't think that's entirely correct, at least in the United States. As far as I understand the law, it IS legal to videorecord people, children and otherwise in public places with or without their permission and on private property under some conditions. I'm certainly not a legal expert and I would be interested in seeing any citations that might prove this wrong. Here are a few sources I found on the web: http://communications-media.lawyers.com/privacy-law/Child-Photography-or-Videotaping-Consent-Laws-Are-Changing.html http://communications-media.lawyers.com/privacy-law/Child-Ph... (note that according to this, in the state of Georgia and possibly New Jersey it may now be illegal to photograph children who aren't your own) http://www.uvu.edu/wrs/trainingmaterials/recording.html http://www.uvu.edu/wrs/trainingmaterials/recording.html

taligent 14y ago
So ignoring the fact that the US has far more lax privacy restrictions than many other countries. It would still be illegal then to record audio without consent and record video on private property, wherever a sign has been displayed or in places like public bathrooms. Which again begs the question. Nobody seems to care then that it would be illegal to use the device for its current intended purpose.
- tantalor 14y ago
  As devil's advocate, I doubt the intention is to record other people's conversations, in fact quite the opposite since everything is recorded. The real question is, when an incriminating conversation is recorded, which would otherwise be inadmissible, would a court allow it? I suppose yes because the recording is accidental, not intentional.