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Google is finally changing its tune about call recording on Pixel phones
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If it's your phone it makes sense you should be able to record calls on it.
There are some legal reasons to think about. Some states require both parties to know and agree to the recording. Other states only require single party.
I live in a two party state so I have a workaround: Every phone call is answered with "this call may be recorded for customer service and training purposes. If you do not consent to being recorded, please hang up now."
Either they agree to be recorded or I don't have to talk to them. Win win.
Can you still have custom sounds for the calling sound? Back in the day everyone had some shitty, barely audible version of their favorite song
I think so, but it costs extra and isn't worth it.
I actually did something like this in 2015. There was a app that what it did was send the caller to voicemail first, but you can pick up and intercept. And I did that whole "call is being recorded" thing. And I also had it recording as well.
I loved it because 95% of calls to my mobile were spam anyways. So fuck it.
The app got shut down a few years later with a android update.
Well why not just have recording off by default, and let people decide for themselves whether to break the law?
Companies generally do not want to implement potentially illegal behavior.
Break the law? My whole country is single party but we don't get the option because America.
Well corpos just say they are recording you and you can hang up.
I record all my calls with corpos now for"quality assurance purposes"
In Canada your allow to record calls as long as 1 person knows its being recorded. I like that.
I think technically it depends on where both parties are located. If you're in Canada and you call someone from Montana (or some other states), you still have to get consent from the person in Montana.
However consent is obtained when you notify the person in Montana that the call is being recorded. The person in Montana can either drop the call or remain on the line and be recorded.
I'm pretty sure this is incorrect. I'm not a lawyer, and the person I'm quoting below likely isn't either, but this lines up with my understanding:
After further research I think it's actually more strict in Canada than the US due the need to provide an alternative. In order to comply with pipeda:
My understanding is that businesses have more rules than individuals.
I looked into this ahead of a meeting with my boss a few years ago about my future employment (my contact was expiring). I wanted to record the meeting in case there was something said that I might want to take to my union. Based on my reading at the time, my understanding is that individuals in Canada can record any of their private communication, with no limits, for personal storage and review.
I think that any individual can record any/all of their personal phone calls made anywhere in Canada without informing anyone else that a recording is being made.