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Honestly I always take "This call may be recorded" as two way consent :) one time someone was referring to person with hard to pronounce name and I said "that's
by joering2 2y ago
Honestly I always take "This call may be recorded" as two way consent :) one time someone was referring to person with hard to pronounce name and I said "that's fine I will play it back". Person responded: "wait, are you recording? I didn't give you my consent". To which I said yes you did, when I called your line answered with announcement that this call can be recorded. He wasn't too happy :)
- PeterisP 2y agoIt's a bit tricky, since "this call may be recorded" often is played only to you before connecting to the other person, so technically this announcement was not made to them.
- smeej 2y agoTheir line helpfully tells you in advance "this call may be recorded." Great! Looks like permission to me! Record I shall! If they object to the call's being recorded, they ought to take that up with whomever controls their phone lines.
- riskable 2y agoIf you're calling a corporation (or they called you) then it's the corporation that's the legal entity being recorded... Not the person on the other end of the phone.
- PeterisP 2y agoPeople have separate rights even if they are employees, and wiretapping laws apply to recording people - like, the company recording their own calls can easily be a violation of wiretapping laws if they don't properly inform their employees.
- MaxBarraclough 2y agoThere are 2 different ambiguities there: 1. Ambiguous may, which could refer to permission or to possibility 2. Doesn't specify which party is permitted to do the recording/might be doing the recording Makes me wonder why that phraseology is so widespread. Why not use We might record this call?