Originally Posted by
TheRoadie
Private guards can perform any constitutional activity that we can. Observe anything in public. Take notes. Video or audio tape if allowed by local regulations. Appear "suspicious".
Whatever "we" want the right to do we have to allow "them" to do as well. I wouldn't have it any other way.
If the private security guards are employed by a governmental entity, then generally speaking, the same constitutional restrictions applied to government employees will be applied to them.