Video surveillance in the US can generally operate without public consent and is perfectly legal. But care have to be exercised not to set up security cameras in lockers, changing and dressing rooms, restrooms, and bathrooms.
Before anyone can observe events or eavesdrop to conversations in these 13 states, the consent of the people is very much needed:
* Minnesota
* Delaware
* Kansas
* California
* Michigan
* Alabama
* South Dakota
* Maine
* Georgia
* Arkansas
* New Hampshire
* Utah
* Hawaii
Conversations you would not hear normally are governed by laws firmly banning recording. The California Penal Code, for instance, states that any person who unlawfully records conversation on the phone or any communication gadget via video surveillance that picks up conversation can be penalized by not more than $2,500 and incarcerated in the local jail not more than a year.
Legal and Moral Problems
Public places such as shopping malls, hospitals, and banks benefit from video surveillance. Security cameras safeguard homes and businesses. But numerous people believe that these systems violate their privacy.
Human rights groups have protested the invasion of privacy in public places of worship, public transport, and other public places, and have accused businesses and government establishments of encroaching into people’s privacy.
On the other hand, lobbyists of surveillance reason […]

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