This CLE will explore the laws surrounding surveillance in the context of civil litigation, family law and investigations. This will include an examination of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Social Media Ethical Rules, Video Surveillance, the Stored Communications Act, GPS Tracking Statutes, Facial and License Plate Recognition Technology.

The course will look at both the law and practicality of surveillance and how to best “use” findings in litigation as fact finding tools. Finally, the course will analyze and predict the impact of the upcoming privacy acts filed in Congress and at the State level.