The Maryland Senate on Tuesday delayed action on a bill that would clamp down on when public buses and trains can record the private conversations of their passengers. Sen. Robert A. Zirkin (D-Balt…
Source: Speak Into the Microphone: Devices on Public Buses in Maryland Listening in on Public Conversations
R3: A possible concern for the bus riding people. There must have been a 4th Amendment challenge and appeal, where favorable ruling of public domain and plain view doctrine were involved, granting authority to record audio without a specific warrant, as actions in public allows warrantless recording of image and video, above the personal privacy of the individual in public. Previous rulings were made, and I speculate the current authorized operating procedure of a mass transit public authority covers the bases, legally.
