Recording in public: Is It Illegal to record without permission? Yes, according to a published article from The Freedom Forum.
Is recording in public protected by the First Amendment? Can you make a video or audio recording anytime and anywhere you want of someone or something that you can see?
Well, in theory: Yes, you can.
But the reality is that the specifics of recording in public – and what you can do with a recording – can get complicated, very quickly.
The general rule of thumb is that your ability to record in any situation is dependent on the subject's "reasonable expectation of privacy." That expectation might change depending on where, who, and why you are recording.
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