Sorry, should have given a hint as to the country! Thanks for the responses so far.
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The answer is that it is not illegal (in the sense of criminal) unless the content of the meeting is covered by a D-notice (i.e contains matters relating to state security).
It is not illegal to record a 'phone call unless it involves interfering with the telephone apparatus in which case it IS illegal under the Telecommunications Act.
It is not illegal to record the content of a meeting, even without the other party's consent. I'm afraid the Human Rights Act does not come into it.
It may be unlawful (in the sense of a civil actionable wrong) to release to content of the recording to anyone, because the content of the meeting itself may be confidential (eg. legal advice given between solicitor and client).
It most instances the making of the recording with neither be illegal or unlawful, but the release of the information gathered may well be.
Hope this helps.
it is legal but unethical and not admissable in a court of law. much better to have the peoples consent.
I really dont think its legal in the UK - this is the reason why when your trying to get through to a company you hear the message 'your conversation may be recorded for training purposes'
Its invading privacy and I'm 99.99% certain that it is illegal
It's illegal. In the case of recording a phone conversation you must inform the other party at the beginning of the conversation.
I think it depends on the circumstances.
It is illegal to record a telephone conversation without telling the other party.
It can't be illegal to record people in your own property, because many security systems record both sound and video of live events within the house, shop, or factory.
It would be illegal in some top security meetings.
But in most cases it could only be a civil crime where confidentiality is important, and the recording was a breach of that confidentiality.
For most meetings there could be a good reason for recording them, and as minutes are written, and are intended to be a true account of the meeting, recording it should present no additional risk.
People may not like the fact that they are being recorded, but provided they keep within the rules, they are not at risk.
It would of course depend on the procedure for the meeting, I doubt many meetings specifically rule it out.
Surely it is illegal under the Data Protection Act a breach of your Human Rights, the right to privacy.
As this meeting was taped, then the holder of the tape should have informe dthe participants that it was recorded.
Who is holding this tape/ where is stored. These should comply with te data protection act.
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