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by arkadiyt 1265 days ago
Looks neat. Just a reminder for folks that some states (like California) are Two Party Consent states, meaning it is a crime to record the call unless all parties consent to it.
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Can we solve this by putting a disclaimer in extension home page that it is upto the user to inform all parties and take their consent before recording ? Not really sure how to solve this, would love feedback.
A disclaimer should work just fine as it’s the users responsibility to adhere to terms in their state/country.

Add it to your “terms of use” as well.

If you decide to turn it into a business, be sure to consult with an attorney (ie. 30mins).

You can invent a very elaborate system of pushing a request to the meet chat, having everyone consent to recording, parsing their responses, and offering feedback and help if it doesn't go as expected..

Or you can just put a disclaimer in your extension that some states require two party consent and remind the user to comply with local laws.

Fwiw, I'm on a lot of zoom calls with outside companies that have a "note taker" that is clearly a bot that records video and maybe does transcription. Most of the time it is not mentioned.

Why would you need their consent?

I record all my pro teams meeting with OBS in order to be able to watch a part of it in case my attention has been drifting away. It is perfectly legal.

I would totally need their consent if I had any plan to make those videos available to anyone else but that is another subject (diffusion).

Because in some states consent is required before recording a conversation. Regardless of what you plan to use the recording for.
Ok that is just not the law in my country.

I think it is outside the scope of the software to define what one should or shouldn't do depending of every state/country juridiction.

That is not how the law works. It is illegal to record them period.
See reply to comment abovr. Juridictions varies depending on location, I don't think a software developer has to make sure its usage complies with every juridictions, it is up to the users to do that.
Yes, it is up to the user but I was replying to someone that said they record them still and just don't share them. I was stating that is still illegal under the law.
The point here is that laws vary by jurisdiction.
It's also illegal to record the expression of consent to start recording!