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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are recorded everywhere.  How do you not know this?  A conversation held in public is not private.   Nothing is private anymore. [/quote]

You are totally wrong.  It’s illegal to record voices; it’s been part of Maryland law forever.[/quote]

Are all of you mere children, who don’t remember Linda Tripp?

Linda Tripp was indicted in Maryland for illegally recording a voice telephone conversation with Monica Lewinsky without Lewinsky’s consent. Tripp secretly taped conversations with Lewinsky after Lewinsky revealed a sexual relationship with President Bill Clinton. Tripp's actions were illegal because they violated Maryland's wiretapping laws.

OP:  your Rivian-owning friend is going to prison over what he did ! [/quote]

So what about Ring cameras, etc. those record voices. are those illegal in Maryland?[/quote]

It's the public vs. private things. You can't go into someone's home and secretly record them without their consent. You have a reasonable expectation of privacy INSIDE your home or office. That expectation doesn't apply outside. Outside of your house = public as far as the law in concerned.

However, there have been some successful video with audio recording challenges in MD. The context of the conversation matters. If the conversation held in public was deemed to be private and confidential in nature and was illegally recorded, then the Rivian owner could get in trouble.

Just another aspect showing how our legal system has failed to keep up with technological changes adequately enough. [/quote]

Can you cite to those cases? I would really LOVE to know as a resident of MD. If people want to stand in front of my house and have private conversations, that's on them. My Ring is recording, however, and it's perfectly legal.[/quote]

People standing in front of a Ring NOT expecting to be recorded are complete and utter idiots.  No matter where they live.  [/quote]

Agreed. Which is exactly my point. [/quote]

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