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Dammit, I refuse to make a username to read a G-D news story... I hate this crap.
Sounds interesting. I know that there are some here who have suggested using this sort of stuff to confirm suspicions when spouses have been thought to cheat. My question is whether that's legal or not in one's own home, even if you're trying to catch the OTHER person?
Private investigator here. Not very well versed in marital cases, mostly insurance which is a different ball game. Privacy laws are the same, though I don't spy in the same places as a domestic investigator.
My thoughts:
1) The car GPS tracker was completely legal, assuming his name was on the title, even if hers also was. GPS tracking of a moveable only requires the consent of one owner. It's gray area, but is currently legal enough.
2) Video recording within the house (since he owns it) should be legal assuming he's not putting cameras in a place where folks would be expected to get naked (bathrooms, maybe even bedrooms.) if he put in in bath/bed rooms he may violate video voyerism laws. Not 100% positive since I don't do domestic cases.
3) it depends on the state, but audio recording was most likely not legal. In every state I know of at least one, and sometimes all, parties of a conversation need to consent to recording. Again, the legalities could be different since it was in his home. Not sure since I don't do this type of work.
4) I have no idea on the computer/phone stuff, but pretty sure it was illegal.