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Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by gsk22 on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:13PM (#24520047)
Are you in a two-party consent state [0]? If not, you can legally record the conversation without informing them. I record all phone interactions with corporations by default.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_call_recording_laws#...

Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by zackees on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:30PM (#24520250)
If the corporation notifies you that you are being recorded, then that is also the consent you need to record them. Why do you need to give them notice? They already notified you.

Where is it in law that stipulates that it matters who's doing the recording?

Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by MichaelZuo on Friday September 18, 2020 @07:32PM (#24522892)
This is an interesting point, some jurisdictions may indeed only require the notification in an ambiguous way, so regardless of whether it’s 2 way recording or 1 way it may be covered.

Though this raises the question of whether companies that don’t accept 2 way recording but mandate 1 way recordings to their advantage are companies you should do business with.

Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by randomgoose on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:30PM (#24520257)
How do you record the calls automatically? Do you have some app or plugin to do this conveniently?
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by gsk22 on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:34PM (#24521004)
I just use an Android call recording app. I enable it before I call customer support lines, and leave it off otherwise.
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by smnrchrds on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:48PM (#24522217)
Which app, and what Android version? Do you use a rooted device? The current Android version disabled access to call audio and broke all apps. Have they re-enabled them since?
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by pontifier on Saturday September 19, 2020 @08:07AM (#24526872)
I'm having huge problems with this right now. I was using an automatic call recorder, but my phone camera broke, and my carrier was limiting features due to the age of the phone. I broke down and upgraded. Big mistake! Call recording was utterly broken and will not work on that phone. Bought a different phone the next day... also broken. Can't seem to root either one. I'm out about $400 on this whole ordeal, and still can't record my calls again. I'm about to send Google the bill for these phones and the 12+ hours of my time that's been wasted because apparently Google has made call recording impossible on android 9 and 10.
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by cpach on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:17PM (#24520088)
Do you have an Android phone? Call recording is one of the few features that I miss on iPhone.
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by smnrchrds on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:38PM (#24520370)
Newer Android versions have limited access to call audio similar to iPhone.
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by cpach on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:01AM (#24525727)
Oh. Does anyone know why they did this?
Re:Airbnb REQUIRES recording you call but if you want to rec... by Spooky23 on Sunday September 20, 2020 @01:19AM (#24532053)
Make sure to ask the agent where they are sitting.