Fact · Voice privacy and security
Oregon's statute makes it an offence to obtain a conversation by device when not all participants have been specifically informed that the conversation is being obtained.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“if not all participants in the conversation are specifically informed that their conversation is being obtained”
Oregon Revised Statutes 165.540: Obtaining contents of communications, Oregon Legislature, Oregon Revised Statutes (oregon.public.law), n.d., 165.540(1)(c).
Open the original- What it measures
- This rule covers conversations, not telecommunications. It turns on informing every participant, not on their consent.
- What it does not show
- The provision has exceptions, including for law enforcement officers. Check current court decisions on it before relying on the text.