Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on workers

Re:Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on w... by Alupis on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:53PM (#17517007)

From what I recall, even in two-party states, simply informing the other party is implicit consent, even if they say they do not consent to being recorded. The only way to reject consent is to hang up the phone, ending the conversation.

(one-party state means I know I'm recording the conversation, so it's legal - I'm not obligated to inform the other party).

In stores, you'll often see a sign somewhere near the entrance that says something like "Smile, you're on camera!", along with a CCTV showing the feed - which is enough to implicitly consent recording when on the premises. If you don't consent, you must leave the store.

So, I imagine a simple sign telling customers both audio and video surveillance is being conducted will be sufficient.

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Re:Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on w... by jonnybgood on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:57PM (#17518963)

That’s just to deter people from stealing. In public spaces and semi-public spaces consent does not need to be given. A store is considered a semi-public space. There is no expectation of privacy in a store. Anyone can take pictures of you and record you if they want and you legally cannot do anything about it. You do not have to leave the store if you do not give consent unless you don’t want to be recorded. You’re still going to be recorded in the parking lot.

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