Guides
Guides for recording conversations that must not leak.
Short, sourced guides for lawyers, journalists and researchers who record interviews. They are general information, not legal advice, and they say when they were last checked.
Recording law
Recording consent laws by state: who has to agree before you record.
The rule in all 50 states and DC, in person and by phone, what happens when a call crosses state lines, and how to get consent on the recording.
For lawyers
AI note-takers in client meetings: what the ethics opinions and courts say.
What the ethics opinions ask of you, how courts are treating privilege, the voiceprint laws, and questions to ask any recording tool.
For researchers
How to transcribe research interviews without uploading the audio.
What universities now restrict, what your IRB will ask, the ways to transcribe without uploading, and consent language for it.