Re:Customer takes Bell to court and wins
by mcherm on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @01:57PM
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But there's a good reason for that -- as long as legislatures keep making it ILLEGAL to use such a feature, can you really blame Apple for not wanting to offer it?
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It is not illegal to use such a feature.
In some states ("multi-party consent" states), it is illegal to use the feature without the consent of the person being recorded; just like in some situations it is illegal to use the "camera" feature without the consent of the person being recorded. That doesn't stop Apple for offering a camera on their phone.
Other states have "one-party consent" laws that mean it is always legal for you to record own phone calls.
Re:Customer takes Bell to court and wins
by chipperyman573 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @02:03PM
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It's not illegal federally or in any of the 38 single-party consent states, as long as the person recording is a member of the conversation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws#Unite...
And the entire Canada, where the story is taking place, is single-party consent.
Re:Customer takes Bell to court and wins
by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @02:49PM
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It wasn't legal to rip CDs in many places of the world but they promoted it heavily.