secret recording
Covert audio capture
A secret recording is an audio or video recording made without the knowledge or consent of the person being recorded.
The phrase appears in legal contexts, where such recordings may be admissible evidence or illegal depending on jurisdiction: The secret recording revealed what was really said in the meeting.
Also called a covert recording or surreptitious recording.
- wiretapHidden listening device
- wire tapCovert audio surveillance
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- hidden cameraConcealed recording device
- hiddenKept out of sight
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- privacy violationsinvasion of privacy, data breach, privacy invasion, privacy breach, eavesdropping
- surveillancesurveillance, CCTV, security camera, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras
secret recordingpress conference
Organized media Q&A
public testimony · interview · studio recording · deposition · recorded statement
secret recordingpublic broadcast
Media accessible to all
live recording · live stream · press conference · public address · official transcript
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