Police in Massachusetts have begun arresting individuals who have recorded their phone conversations with on-duty police officers without the officer's consent, Reason Magazine reports. Individuals arrested have been charged with violating the state's wiretapping laws which require two-party consent, in keeping with a 2001 state supreme court ruling that said, "Secret tape recording by private individuals has been unequivocally banned, and, unless and until the Legislature changes the statute, what was done here cannot be done lawfully." Boston police argue in support of the arrests by stating that the recordings violate their privacy rights, and interfere with their ability to do their jobs.
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