Re: audio surveillance public place

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J

My educated guess would be this falls in the same category
of video cameras. The owners will use the excuse the reason
for the audio microphones was to deter theft which is the
same as video cameras. When on the clock you are under the
employer's conditions ie having microphones listen to your
words. Supreme court said it was okay to read employees e
mails.

On your side you might be able to assert your right to
Privacy or reasonable expectation to privacy. This is NOT
a constitutional right of Privacy. But it can be used in
areas where privacy is exspected such as in restrooms and
dressing rooms. Or in the privacy of your own PRIVATE
property. But here in a General public area where words are
not necessarily intended to be be private. A loud noisy bar
is not an area where a judge will protect conversations.
Remember in public areas and public access your "right" to
privacy is minimized

Res Ispa Loqitur

On 12/31/06, j wrote:
> I work at a bar that has 3 video surveillance cameras in
> place for the past year. I recently found out that these
> cameras are audio capable and linked somehow to their
> home. They admitted that they have been listening to all
> conversations at their home. This cannot be legal, can it?
> Customers come in and discuss business and personal
> issues. I make personal phone calls to family, doctors,
> etc. and they have been listening this whole year. What
> can I do?