Bill would create right to sue for nonconsensual backyard surveillance

Legislation awaiting action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo would create a right for homeowners to sue a neighbor for invasion of privacy if the neighbor secretly records recreational activities in the homeowner's backyard.The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Cathy Young, R-Cattaraugus County, and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, D-Queens, builds on a 2003 law that made it a felony to videotape someone without their permission in an intimate setting, in which there would be a reasonable expectation of privacy, such