Is it legal for someone to video you without your permission?

In California – it is a two-party law, meaning both individuals must consent to the recording otherwise it is illegal to record.

What to do if someone is filming you without permission?

In most states where taping someone who hasn’t consented to the recording is illegal, the recorded person can sue the individual doing the recording. Damages are available to a person who wins such a civil lawsuit.

Can you legally stop someone from filming you?

Generally speaking, in the U.S., no one has an expectation of privacy in a public place. So an ordinary person may not require you to stop filming. They can ask, but you’re allowed to refuse their request and continue filming. This is true whether you’re taking still photos or video in one form or another.

What do you do when someone is filming you?

Your legal right is to return to a private area, your home for example, and then if they enter your property to continue filming you, call the police on them for trespassing. In general, whatever anyone can legally see with their own eyes can be recorded by electronic eyes.

Can someone video my property?

Chances are that your driveway or yard is the collateral background in a legitimate monitoring of your neighbor’s property. Just as the home security camera laws in California says, “There are no restrictions, for a private person to have video surveillance cameras around their property for the purposes of security.”

Can someone film my property?

What can’t I do? :– You cannot film on private property without permission. You cannot film the police inside a private building. You cannot film people if they have a legitimate expectation of privacy, for instance in their home and garden.

What are the laws around filming in public?

It is legal to photograph or videotape anything and anyone on any public property, within reasonable community standards. Photographing or videotaping a tourist attraction, whether publicly or privately owned, is generally considered legal, unless explicitly prohibited by a specific law or statute.