Fact · Voice privacy and security
New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2026-2 says the default for AI recording of conversations with non-clients should be not to record, unless there is a good reason.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“the default should be not to record absent a good reason in a particular instance”
NYC Bar Formal Opinion 2026-2: AI Recording of Calls With Non-Clients, New York City Bar Association Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, New York City Bar Association, 2026, Recording of conversations.
Open the original- What it measures
- The opinion covers calls with people such as opposing counsel and witnesses, and says recording needs the other participants' permission.
- What it does not show
- The opinion is advisory. The copy we could open summarizes it on another site.