The latest legal news and analysis on recording laws.
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On October 8, 2026 the Washington Supreme Court held RCW 9.73.030(1)(a) reaches only communications between two or more individuals, not clicks answered by an automated website.
Governor Newsom vetoed SB 1130 on September 30, 2026. California still has no wearable-camera statute; Penal Code 632 and 647(j) continue to govern recording.
SB 1130 would ban secretly recording people in California businesses with smart glasses. It was presented to Governor Newsom on September 9, 2026 and is not yet law.
The LA County DA reduced all 16 felony eavesdropping counts against LAPD Officer Daniel Flores to misdemeanors on August 20, 2026, and the court granted one year of diversion.
New York's court system banned camera and microphone smart glasses from all 1,240-plus state courthouses, effective July 20, 2026. What the rule covers.
SCOTUS GVR'd Grayson v. United States (No. 25-851) on June 22, 2026, after the SG conceded the 6th Circuit's wiretap clean-hands exception was error.
Rhode Island signed three AI laws on June 22, 2026 requiring AI-scribe patient notice, written consent for AI in therapy, and chatbot self-harm safeguards.
On June 22, 2026 the Supreme Court vacated and remanded Grayson v. United States (No. 25-851), reviving a Federal Wiretap Act fight over a secretly recorded FaceTime call.
A federal judge denied Index Exchange's motion to dismiss a Federal Wiretap Act claim, holding one-party consent may not shield website tracking that allegedly sent data to Temu.
A federal judge ruled Aug. 13, 2026 that the Otter.ai class action’s core claims proceed: federal wiretap, California CIPA, and Illinois BIPA. What the order held and what happens next.
A Westchester County ALPR class action filed June 9, 2026 alleges 575 cameras amassed 1.6 billion plate scans shared with ICE, FBI, and DEA without authorization.
New York's synthetic performer law took effect June 9, 2026: advertisers must disclose AI-generated humans in ads. What it requires, penalties, exemptions.
Washington SSB 5886 takes effect June 11, 2026, adding a forged digital likeness to RCW 63.60. The new AI deepfake law covers real-time voice and video clones and allows noneconomic damages.
Louisiana passed HB 410 on June 1, 2026, requiring notice before recording in-person conversations. The bill targets smart glasses and AI transcription and awaits Gov. Landry.
Two Boulder residents sued the city in May 2026, alleging its 31 Flock license-plate cameras track drivers without a warrant under the Colorado Constitution.
The Massachusetts SJC ruled June 2, 2026 that police body-camera footage from a sobriety checkpoint was not a secret recording under the state wiretap law.
The FTC announced May 21, 2026 that Cox Media Group and two firms will pay $930,000 to settle charges they deceptively marketed an "Active Listening" service that claimed to record smart-device conversations.
Louisiana HB 475 (2026) passed the Legislature and awaits Gov. Landry's signature as of June 3, 2026. It would require providers to disclose AI-transcribed recording of medical visits.
Dashcam video exposes a staged insurance fraud scheme on the Belt Parkway in Queens. Learn about the arrests, New York insurance fraud laws, and dashcam recording rights.
Class action alleges Meta shipped intimate Ray-Ban smart glasses footage to Kenya contractors for AI training. What federal and state recording laws say about it.