Legal Question in Criminal Law in Iowa

Re: Counter Surveillance

I cannot see any legal objection to what you ask. Understand that recording phone conversations where only one party knows they are being recorded is illegal in many places, and that if the secret recording devices (microphones, tv cameras, etc) are installed with the permission of the owner or the lessor of the premises or as part of a legitimate law enforcement investigation they are someone else's property and you could run into hassles exposing and/or removing them, particularly if they have been installed as part of a loss prevention program or a criminal investigation. I believe there is no harm in people knowing they are being watched/listened to.