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Before we start: is anything recording this?
My notetaker joined. It records everyone on the call.
Who gets to read it afterwards?
It emails the transcript to the whole invite list. Even people who left early.
Did anyone tell the others it's recording?
…I don't think it asks.
So where does all of this end up?
At an Ontario hospital, a former doctor’s Otter notetaker was still invited to a recurring meeting. It joined patient rounds that no one knew it was in, transcribed health information about patients, and emailed it to the meeting’s invitees.
What followed
The hospital reported a privacy breach to Ontario’s privacy commissioner, who recommended it ask Otter to delete the data (file HR24-00691, 27 Oct 2025).
Hackers broke into PJ&A, a medical transcription and dictation company, and took data on more than 8.95 million patients, including clinical details from transcription files.
What followed
Patients were notified; the class actions were combined in federal court (MDL No. 3096).
TechCrunch found that any logged-in user of Neon, a call-recording app, could open other users’ call recordings and transcripts.
What followed
The app went offline.
A complaint alleges Granola records meetings from the user’s computer with, by default, no notice to the others on the call, and trains its AI on them by default. Chamberlain v. Granola, No. 3:26-cv-07926 (N.D. Cal.).
Status
Pending
A complaint alleges Otter’s notetaker recorded people who never agreed and trained on the recordings. On 13 Aug 2026 the court let the federal Wiretap Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act §631 and Illinois biometric claims go forward. In re Otter.ai Privacy Litigation, No. 5:25-cv-06911 (N.D. Cal.).
Status
Pending
Complaints allege Fireflies made voiceprints of everyone in a meeting, including people without an account, without notice or consent under Illinois’ biometric law. Cruz v. Fireflies.AI, No. 3:25-cv-03399 (C.D. Ill., dismissed without prejudice); Fricker v. Fireflies.AI, No. 1:26-cv-02675 (N.D. Ill.).
Status
Fricker pending
Harvard, UW–Madison and Virginia Tech restrict or block AI notetakers, and the New York City Bar’s ethics committee says to get everyone’s consent before recording.
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