Invasion of privacy: wearable recording devices.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill aims to protect people’s privacy by prohibiting the use of wearable recording devices to capture audio or video in places where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as businesses. It also restricts the ability to disable indicators on these devices that signal recording activity and prevents the manufacture and sale of technology designed to do so. Violations of these rules can result in civil penalties, and the bill includes exemptions for hearing aids and similar assistive devices. The bill also creates new crimes and mandates a state-funded local program.
Key provisions
- Prohibits the use of wearable recording devices to capture audio or video in places of business where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
- Prevents disabling indicators on wearable recording devices that signal recording activity.
- Outlaws the manufacture, sale, and distribution of technology designed to disable these indicators.
- Establishes a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for violations.
- Exempts hearing aids, augmentative and alternative communication devices, and similar devices from the restrictions.
- Creates new crimes related to the use of wearable recording devices.
- Requires a state-funded local program to address the new crimes.
- Prohibits the sale of technology designed to disable recording indicators.
Who is affected
- Businesses
- Individuals
- Manufacturers and Sellers of Technology
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