Voice recording/Legal issues

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United States

It is illegal to record electronic communication without consent of all parties, in these United States: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington.

All those states have both criminal penalties and allow civil suits.

Of those, only Florida and Washington do not have additional penalties for disclosing or publishing the information (uploading).

(per the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

Also see:

United Kingdom

You may not make recorded communication available to a third party without consent of the people you are recording. (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ("RIPA"))

Australia

All States and Territories prohibit recording private conversations of others and also prohibit publishing a recording (uploading). (The Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979)