Know before you shop

Mystery Shopping in One and Two Party States

There are a few States that do require both parties to be aware of the recording. There are 12 states. Since you are being hired by the Mystery shopping company I would inquiry with them to see that the proper forms are on record. What happens is when an employee is hired they sign a form that says that they will at some time in there tenure be recorded. This lets the employee know that they can be recorded at any time while they are working for the company. One thing to remember that If you were asked to do a competitor of that company and they were not aware of the recording then you should not do that shop. The mystery shopping companies that hire you to do video shopping are aware of the two party rules and go to great lengths to make sure the rules are followed. The mystery shopping company doesn't want to do anything legal as there company is at risk as well. 

There are currently 12 states that require consent or notification from each involved party.

California,  Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada,

New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington

Here is a You Tube Video from a reporter who talks about video shopping.

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