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California SB 1130 Smart Glasses Recording Bill: Not Yet Law
SB 1130 would ban secretly recording people in California businesses with smart glasses or wearable cameras. It has passed the Legislature but is not yet law.
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The latest legal news and analysis on recording laws.
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LAPD Officer Charged With 16 Felony Counts Under CIPA
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.
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New York Bans Smart Glasses From Every State Courthouse
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.
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Supreme Court Rejects "Clean-Hands" Wiretap Loophole, Sends Influencer's Case Back to Sixth Circuit
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.
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Rhode Island Enacts AI Recording Consent Laws for Health Care
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.
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Supreme Court Tosses Conviction Over a Secretly Recorded FaceTime Call (2026)
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.
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Federal Judge Lets Wiretap Claim Against Index Exchange Proceed Over Data Sent to Temu (2026)
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.
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Otter.ai Lawsuit: Judge Lets Core Privacy Claims Proceed (2026)
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.
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Westchester License Plate Reader Lawsuit: 1.6 Billion Scans (2026)
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.
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New York's Synthetic Performer AI Ad Law Takes Effect (2026)
New York's synthetic performer law took effect June 9, 2026: advertisers must disclose AI-generated humans in ads. What it requires, penalties, exemptions.
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Washington's AI Deepfake Law (SSB 5886) Takes Effect June 11
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.
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Louisiana HB 410: Recording-Notice Bill Heads to the Governor (2026)
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.
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Boulder Sued Over Flock License-Plate Camera Surveillance (2026)
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.
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Massachusetts Court Upholds Police Bodycam Under the Wiretap Law (2026)
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.
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FTC Settles "Active Listening" Ad Claims With Cox Media Group (2026)
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.
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Louisiana HB 475: Disclosure Required Before AI-Recorded Medical Visits
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.
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Belt Parkway Dashcam Catches Insurance Fraud Scheme: What You Need to Know
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.
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Meta Smart Glasses Privacy Scandal: Class Action, Recording Laws, and What Users Need to Know
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.
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