Recording, transcribing, and the law around both
We build a recorder that keeps audio on your phone, so we end up reading a lot of privacy policies and consent statutes. These are the notes worth publishing.
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Recording laws by state: one-party vs all-party consent
Twelve states require everyone in the conversation to agree. The other thirty-eight and DC require only you. The full list, the two states where the rule flips between phone and in person, and the five traps that catch people out.
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Otter.ai alternatives that keep your audio private
Four transcription tools compared on one question the feature pages avoid: where does your recording physically go, and who can read it once it gets there.
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6 AI note takers that do not join your call as a bot
A participant called "Notetaker" appearing in a client meeting changes the meeting. Six ways to get the transcript without one, and an honest note about which of them are actually more private.
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Are AI meeting note takers HIPAA compliant?
Almost none of them are, on the plan you are probably using. The reason is not encryption or security posture. It is a single contract that most people never think to ask for.