>>1489430>I want to ensure that I don't violate any company policies.Well, first of all, company security requires recording devices to be kept outside of certain areas, particularly if there is potential of Corporate Espionage. Foreign countries such as China do things that you are planning to do for example such as sneaking recording devices into secure areas to perform recording.
My corporate employer also has secure areas where we are not to violate our Security Contract agreements (signed separately from our employment contracts under Homeland Security clearance laws). If your employer catches you doing corporate espionage, and you signed a homeland security agreement, you will find that Homeland Security has a long memoery. They will deny every future security agreement you need to be employed if they catch you doing espionage. Under my homeland security agreement, I already agreed in advance in writing of course to allow a search of my possessions including car and home if caught doing espionage. So, if you have any copyright violations at home, they will search and turn you in for those as separate charges. If you are renting an apartment or are renting in an HOA neighborhood, most such leasing agreements have standard boilerplate clauses that allow eviction "For Cause" if convicted of felony. I live in such an HOA neighborhood which disallows felony renters of homes. If you have a felony, you cannot rent here or live in a rental propery as a "guest" (it's that thorough).
Our corporation has anti-recording security too. There are hardware scanners inside scanning the airwaves for any phones inside the secure perimeter. If they detect an unauthorized cellphone, it sounds an alert at the security office. It costs money, but maybe your employer isn't that sophisticated. But I work in an R&D laboratory, so foreign countries and companies do come after us. If your guards are armed, then you know security is serious.