What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
Hi all
I have noted some posts on internet that share surveillance videos that capture audio from objects far away from home. Most of times our neighbors who use such systems are nice, but not everyone uses surveillance data purely for purpose of security. I just wanted debate about this and seek advice:
1. In California, it is illegal to record audio without other party consenting to it. Exception I found so far is violent crimes. Hence for regular surveillance, can one record audio in surveillance camera?
2. Fact: New age cameras like Arlo Pro's even turn on with an audio trigger (without even motion detection). When triggered on, they record video + audio. This trigger can even come from neighbors home and such cameras are very sensitive.
3. What makes things worse, is that someone can manually turn on cameras (that are otherwise dormant and turn on only upon trigger) for some time, and the microphones are sensitive enough to capture neighbor's conversation. If a neighbor places it on side of the their home, it can record audio from within other neighbor's home if windows are open for ventilation. This is very unfortunate for this other neighbor.
4. Many cameras (except Lorex and some other good brands) do not even have privacy settings which could have been used to censor neighbor's bedroom windows and backyard. Example: Arlo cameras have no way to censor neighbor's private areas. Is there any other way to protect our homes from such equipment?
5. Though this is completely un-neighborly and unethical to use cameras in a very irresponsible way, are there any rules to protect us from neighbors who may snoop on you on pretext of security surveillance?
6. Is there a way to legally create a "noise mask" like radio in low volume or some other device to make some white noise, such that microphone in neighbor's camera does not catch our conversation clearly?
Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Regards
Hi all
I have noted some posts on internet that share surveillance videos that capture audio from objects far away from home. Most of times our neighbors who use such systems are nice, but not everyone uses surveillance data purely for purpose of security. I just wanted debate about this and seek advice:
1. In California, it is illegal to record audio without other party consenting to it. Exception I found so far is violent crimes. Hence for regular surveillance, can one record audio in surveillance camera?
2. Fact: New age cameras like Arlo Pro's even turn on with an audio trigger (without even motion detection). When triggered on, they record video + audio. This trigger can even come from neighbors home and such cameras are very sensitive.
3. What makes things worse, is that someone can manually turn on cameras (that are otherwise dormant and turn on only upon trigger) for some time, and the microphones are sensitive enough to capture neighbor's conversation. If a neighbor places it on side of the their home, it can record audio from within other neighbor's home if windows are open for ventilation. This is very unfortunate for this other neighbor.
4. Many cameras (except Lorex and some other good brands) do not even have privacy settings which could have been used to censor neighbor's bedroom windows and backyard. Example: Arlo cameras have no way to censor neighbor's private areas. Is there any other way to protect our homes from such equipment?
5. Though this is completely un-neighborly and unethical to use cameras in a very irresponsible way, are there any rules to protect us from neighbors who may snoop on you on pretext of security surveillance?
6. Is there a way to legally create a "noise mask" like radio in low volume or some other device to make some white noise, such that microphone in neighbor's camera does not catch our conversation clearly?
Your help will be greatly appreciated!
Regards
