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For violating wiretapping laws. and the tapes thrown out of court. but in 38 states, it's legal to secretly record in a public place while federal wiretapping laws protect the privacy of your cell phone conversation and your computer. still, sometimes judges allow it anyway. >> he's been working late, so -- >> that's leah wagner's voice. she lost custody of all five children to a spouse who hid seven tape recorders picking up fights -- >> i put on some colorful little tantrums in response to his provoking me. i had no idea i was being set up. >> reporter: set-ups that whether they work or not,...

Than $300, for do-it-yourself snooping. >> spousal issues are, i'd say, about 25% to 30% of our business. >> reporter: small enough to be mounted on a keychain to capture this bar room rendezvous or on a motel room peep hole to wait for cheaters waiting for the coast to be clear when clearly it's not. and easy enough to mount a mike in this boy's jeans. the boy's dad suing her for wiretapping after he found the concealed flash drive. >> the child becomes in effect a trojan horse. >> reporter: duke is in a vicious battle over his 7-year-old daughter whose mother rigged her teddy bear with a mic...

Cream sundaes, they were very nice people, and now you're telling me something bad. >> reporter: you and google are like this, megyn, you make up your own mind. the fcc says google did not violate any wiretapping laws, did obstruct this investigation, fined them $25,000. now privacy groups are outrages saying the fcc botched this whole thing and slapped google on the wrist. the deal is these cars you see here, they go around, right? their street view cars take pictures of homes and businesses to use on the site. a google engineer wrote a software code that allowed the vehicles to go by and see...

this is not a way to treat people. >> the law's author state senator pierce testified that a's's safety depends on the law. >> in syria the reports of deaths are mounting. a huge explosion rocked damascus today. kofi annan is expected to brief the security council about the latest. president obama has signed an executive order authorizing new sanctions against the syrian government and iran for attacking citizens. >> trial of the man accused of killing singer jennifer hudson's relative. hudson took the stand and broke down several times as she remembered having to identify her family...

>> he reported and is looking at serious federal charges. >> bill: how many states in the union have these laws where you have to have two party consent to tape anything? >> the exact number. >> 12. >> approximately 12. nevertheless, what's interesting in this case is this is is an unmarked police officer, right? not in uniform, not in the car. you see the helmet on his head. he doesn't say to the guy hey, turn that off, don't record. and the key. >> bill: because he doesn't know. why would he know? >> key to this case is also it cannot be. it's against audio. if they had done this as a silent...