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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by prmoustache on Monday January 02, 2023 @02:19PM (#34222360)
Why would you need their consent?

I record all my pro teams meeting with OBS in order to be able to watch a part of it in case my attention has been drifting away. It is perfectly legal.

I would totally need their consent if I had any plan to make those videos available to anyone else but that is another subject (diffusion).

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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by sib301 on Monday January 02, 2023 @02:24PM (#34222410)
Because in some states consent is required before recording a conversation. Regardless of what you plan to use the recording for.
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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by prmoustache on Monday January 02, 2023 @03:06PM (#34222942)
Ok that is just not the law in my country.

I think it is outside the scope of the software to define what one should or shouldn't do depending of every state/country juridiction.

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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by encryptluks2 on Monday January 02, 2023 @02:49PM (#34222737)
That is not how the law works. It is illegal to record them period.
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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by prmoustache on Monday January 02, 2023 @03:07PM (#34222966)
See reply to comment abovr. Juridictions varies depending on location, I don't think a software developer has to make sure its usage complies with every juridictions, it is up to the users to do that.
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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by encryptluks2 on Monday January 02, 2023 @04:20PM (#34223826)
Yes, it is up to the user but I was replying to someone that said they record them still and just don't share them. I was stating that is still illegal under the law.
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Re:Show HN: Beesy: Record Google Meets for Free, No Signups,... by nickcox on Monday January 02, 2023 @05:51PM (#34224820)
The point here is that laws vary by jurisdiction.
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