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What defines "consent"? If they're telling me the call may be recorded, they're telling me I may record the call. They've given explicit permission to me to r
by mgkimsal 11y ago
What defines "consent"?
If they're telling me the call may be recorded, they're telling me I may record the call. They've given explicit permission to me to record the call by telling me I may. Whether they choose to record it themselves, they've given themselves that option, and let me know it might happen. If I don't want to be recorded, I can hang up. Likewise, if they don't want to be recorded, they can hang up. Carrying on knowing what is happening after you've been informed of something seems to be about as consensual as it can get.
- eridius 11y agoThey're not telling you that you have permission, they're telling you that they might be recording it.
- mgkimsal 11y agoAnd… I'm supposed to know that how? And… you know that for sure 100% of the time because…?
- eridius 11y ago2 main reasons: 1. They typically don't say "this call may be recorded", they say "this call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes" or something along those lines. It should be obvious that the "may" here doesn't mean "anyone has permission to record it", but instead it means it might be recorded". 2. You're giving a completely uninformed opinion about a legal matter in which you are basically advising people to do something that might break their state's laws. Your "common sense" interpretation of a statement does not necessarily have anything at all to do with the actual legality. In such circumstances, you should always assume the worst, which in this case is that it is illegal for you to record the conversation unless you explicitly inform the other party.