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Hasn't everyone had a bad experience trying to get your car fixed? Who hasn't wished that a frustrating car-repair experience was recorded for posterity? A Westborough man was not satisfied with the service on his car at Bernardi Honda in Natick, became irate, was arrested and was discovered covertly recording the entire incident with an Olympus digital voice recorder. Police charged him with unlawful wiretapping, among other things. The Yahoo!Tech blog, picked up the story, and said Massachusetts law requires all parties being recorded actually know they are being recorded and consent to it. Null questioned whether this violates the spirit of the law. A ComputerWorld Security article described the taper's actions as "self-authorized self-recording," which tells half of the story in a completely dismissive manner. Funny, Bostonist is opposed to being recorded without agreeing to it. All charges alleged until proven under law. more ›