Privacy Concerns Erupt as Otter.ai Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Meeting Recordings
San Francisco, California — Otter, a widely-used AI transcription service, faces a federal lawsuit claiming it recorded conversations without the necessary consent from participants. The lawsuit alleges that Otter “recorded, accessed, read, learned, and utilized” the content of users’ conversations, specifically to enhance its machine learning capabilities. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the complaint targets Otter Notetaker, a product that transcribes meetings on platforms like Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. The lawsuit claims that Otter captured audio not only from users of its service but also from … Read more