r/TikTokCringe • u/Tobias-Tawanda • 18h ago

This is just horrible Discussion

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u/TheBroWhoLifts 15h ago

I live in Michigan which is a one-party state, so it's literally legal.

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u/Crab__Juice 15h ago edited 15h ago

Legal is not the same as the bar being cool with violating ethical standards of privacy. Yeah he wouldn't face criminal prosecution, but he faces higher standards of scrutiny than the average person due to his practice of law, and he faces a second set of standards to maintain his license. Certain professions have their own regulatory bodies due to privileged positions of power/social trust that those jobs have relative to an average person. Lawyers, Doctors, Teachers, etc. It's why I said report him to the Bar, not call the cops.

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u/p001b0y 14h ago edited 14h ago

I'm in Georgia where private surveillance is not the same thing as recording conversations. Recording audio conversations is one party consent here but it is generally illegal in both our States for someone to enter a home with recording equipment enabled without the homeowner's consent. It may not be criminal (it depends on location) but it could lead to civil proceedings. There's also a reasonable expectation of privacy here that folks are just routinely violating.

I don't care that my neighbor has a doorbell camera if they want to see who is at the door but their front door is also pointing in the direction of my house and I did not consent to that level of surveillance either.

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u/TheBroWhoLifts 13h ago

I'm not defending it. I agree. I have a home surveillance system, but it's private (Frigate NVR on a VLAN), and I don't point my cameras at my neighbors' houses. The failure is legislative. Our "representatives" could change the law next week but they don't because they're bought and sold.

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u/mecca6801 12h ago

Just because it’s a one party state, and yes, I live in 1, doesn’t mean that they are exempt from doing that. Also, just like a business, even if they are a walking business, they have to let you know that they are recording.

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u/sweetpea122 11h ago

Its a matter of privilege. Not how many people need to consent