Lawsuit Alleges Otter AI Records Private Conversations Without Consent
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Summary
A federal class-action lawsuit alleges that Otter.ai secretly records private conversations without user consent to train its AI-powered transcription service, Otter Notebook. The service, which transcribes meetings on platforms like Zoom and Google Meet, reportedly does not notify participants or seek permission for recordings. The lawsuit claims this practice affects millions of users.
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The company's AI-powered transcription service called Otter Notebook, by default does not ask meeting attendees for permission to record.
The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
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