EFF Guide to Recording Law Enforcement
This post is available as a printable one page handout in English and Spanish . Recordings of law enforcement, whether by bystanders or by those directly encountering officers, can be powerful tools of government accountability and can support movements for social change. But recording officers can come with risks. Below are important legal and practical considerations related to recording the police and other law enforcement officers. Can I legally record the police or immigration officers? Yes
Record details
Published: 31 July 2026
Source: EFF Deeplinks
Category: Field notes
Topics: Regulation · Transparency
Retrieved: 1 August 2026
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ethics.ai (31 July 2026), “EFF Guide to Recording Law Enforcement,” evidence record 15337, https://ethics.ai/record/15337 (originally published by EFF Deeplinks).
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