A pilot for recording conversation during Lyft rides is going on in some U.S. cities, but it’s not supposed to be happening in Canada. A Toronto woman was sent the conversation between her and her friends during a ride, presumably accidentally.

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    3 months ago

    They didn’t have the presumption of privacy from the driver. Driver was clearly visible to them, make himself known to them and was clearly within earshot.

    They might have also agreed to being recorded in some slimy Terms and Conditions in the ride share app.

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        3 months ago

        We get into the grey here, because the passengers probably didn’t include the driver as a participant. You have to be a participant for one-party to hold.

        Also, if the conversation was recorded automatically, with no action from the driver, does that count as the driver recording the convo, or the company that controls the recording device?