Is it illegal to spy on your neighbors with binoculars?


I know it's not the best activity... but I just can't help myself. I feel like I need to know exactly what they're up to.
plus, they don't usually shut their blinds... so can you really blame me for looking?

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7 Responses to Is it illegal to spy on your neighbors with binoculars?

  1. samantha says:

    if they are in a public place where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy then there isn’t anything wrong with watching them. If you are looking through their windows that is illegal.

  2. alicialions says:

    sure you do!!!! It is illegal to use means to spy on people when they are in the privacy of their own home….if they are out in plain view in their yard….you can look…what is someone to do about that?

  3. Maggie says:

    Yes! Stop it! How would you like them doing the same to you.

  4. Dr. Love says:

    No, no, no its not and by the way they are planning your down fall as you sit on the computer they could be poisoning your drinking water

  5. John Smith says:

    Yes, its called voyeurism, and its just weird. Dont do it.

  6. Amelia Drew says:

    Well, if your just keeping an eye on them as your worried about them then thats perfectly legal. However , if your not and just spying out of nosiness ; if they were to find out they could press charges. Especially if your spying on them at night.

  7. ♠ Logic316 ♠ says:

    As long as you’re not on his property (i.e. you’re in your own house or out in the street), you’re fine. It’s considered a person’s own responsibility to cover his windows if he doesn’t want people seeing in. For instance, if your neighbor was walking around behind his open window naked and can be seen by others outside his property, he can be charged with indecent exposure.