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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by spathi_fwiffo on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @01:44PM (#18709284)
Would be an interesting court case.

There can likely be no expectation of privacy trespassing on someone else's property.

but, for the package. Can you have an expectation of privacy when opening an unknown-thing? The device isn't recording until it is opened. I could see logical arguments on both sides. But, since the audio/visual recording doesn't start until they open the thing it might be on the safe-side of wiretap laws?

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mmcwilliams on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @03:02PM (#18710020)
These are good questions, it's just my go-to line of thinking when I see surreptitious recording devices. Is this legal and is there liability?

Recording audio without two-party consent in my state is illegal and only just recently were there any court cases where recording police officers without their knowledge wasn't prosecuted as wiretapping.

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