How can I change the audio surveillance laws?
I am doing some research on home audio surveillance. I found this discussion:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=355638
which basically said video surveillance is legal under state/federal laws, but if you add audio to it, you run into legal problems. There are legal grey areas where the law is untested and in some cities/states illegal. Why, if you have a nanny cam with audio in your own home, is it illegal? And what can I do to change these laws, test it in court or lobby some congressmen?
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:uTQYabG5OrwJ:www.lawtechjournal.com/notes/2002/20_020819_sann.php+nannycam+%2B+lawsuit&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
http://www.securityworld.com/infocenter/should-you-videotape-your-nanny/
You worry about surveillance laws because of litigation, who wants to spend million defending lawsuits.
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Contact your local DA or Assistant State Attorney. They can give you the Statutes pertaining to Surveillance in your City/State.
If your State allows this, you can start a petition drive. Get the required number of signatures and it can be put on the State Ballot. If voted in the State Legislature will have to enact the law.
You can also see you state Rep. and Senator and talk to them about submitting a change to the law. This usually doesn't work very well. If you can convince them to submit it, committies can bog it down and refuse to let it come to a vote.
There are a few screwed up Liberal states, like Maryland, that have these kind of laws. Most states allow you to video and audio an employee working in your home. A person working for you, in your home, has no reasonable expectation of privacy. Like working in an office, the only reasonable expectation of privacy a person has, is when they go to the bathroom. Anywhere eles in the building can be monitored.
Start by studying the laws of your town, or state. write your congressman, start an organized campaign.
Dude your name is green nuggets. Your picture is a big fuckin bud. Are you REALLY telling me your afraid to brake the law? Seems odd to me. I mean if your not a pot smoker, why the picture? And if your a pot smoker why worry with the audio laws? How is anyone gonna know anyway?