Should people have to ask permission before they record your actions?

I jump all over the internet reading about what’s going on in the US & the world. Over the last month or so, I discovered a couple news articles about 2 people who were secretly recorded in situations that looked bad at first glance that turned out to not be as bad as it seemed. In another story, a man was arrested for secretly recording women for his own perverse pleasure. They were all in a public place.

Of the first 2 I mentioned, one was fired from her job of over 30 years. Once her attorney explained her side of the story & more appropriate questions were asked, she was reinstated on her job. The other was a man who was forced to close his business that he had been working to build for over 40 years. Now, after hearing his side of what happened, I’m beginning to wonder if the news stations aren’t jumping the gun on reporting things that look bad that actually have an acceptable explanation.

Now the guy that was arrested & accused of being a perv hasn’t had the opportunity to tell his side of the story & the press hasn’t reported enough for me to even know what he supposedly did wrong. except that he didn’t have permission to do whatever it was Since it’s illegal for a person to hide a camera & record guests in their home, should I not also be protected from others making me look guilty when I’m NOT???