Is it legal to record meetings with Audiee.ai in California, the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore or Malaysia?
You may usually record a meeting you take part in, but the rules on telling people differ — and because Audiee.ai does not announce itself, telling people is your job. California is an all-party-consent state: everyone on a confidential call must agree, so say "I'm recording this for notes, is that okay?" and wait for a yes. In the UK, recording your own call for your own use is permitted; for business use you fall under UK GDPR and should tell participants. Australia is state by state: New South Wales generally requires everyone's consent, Victoria lets a participant record but restricts sharing, Queensland lets a participant record. In Hong Kong, recording a conversation you are part of is not a crime, but when you record for work the Privacy Commissioner expects you to say so and why before you start; in a 2022 case it found a supervisor's secret recording of staff meetings unfair. In Singapore no law makes participant recording a crime and the PDPA does not cover individuals acting personally, but recording for a business brings the employer's duty to get consent or give notice. In Malaysia, in-person recording is not prohibited, while secretly recording a phone or online call is a grey area under section 234 of the Communications and Multimedia Act, with penalties raised in 2025 — tell the other side first. Everywhere, the safe habit is a one-line notice at the start and a written recap afterwards. This is general information, not legal advice.
Checked September 2026. Numbers about other products link to the page they came from.
Key facts
- Audiee.ai does not join the call or announce itself; notice and consent are the user's responsibility (terms).
- California: all-party consent for confidential communications (Penal Code §632).
- UK: personal recording of your own calls is allowed; business use requires a UK GDPR lawful basis and transparency.
- Australia: state law — NSW all-party for private conversations; VIC participant may record but not publish; QLD participant may record.
- Hong Kong: no offence for a party recording their own conversation (Government reply to LegCo, 2009); recording for work is personal-data collection under the PDPO — collect fairly and state the purpose (PCPD case 2021C04, 2022).
- Singapore: no offence found for participant recording; PDPA s.4(1)(a) excludes individuals acting in a personal or domestic capacity; for business recordings PDPC guidance (revised May 2024) expects consent or notice.
- Malaysia: recording in person is not prohibited; secretly recording a phone or online call is untested under CMA s.234, which has no party exception (sources disagree; maximum penalty raised in 2025 to RM500,000 or five years).
- Taiwan: a party may record if the purpose is not unlawful (Communication Security and Surveillance Act art. 29). Mainland China: no offence found for recording your own conversation; personal and family use is outside the PIPL (art. 72).
- Safe practice: announce at the start; share the recap after. Checked October 2026.
Who this fits
Anyone recording calls across borders — sales teams, consultants, and offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
Next step
Add a one-line recording notice to your meeting template, then read Audiee.ai's terms on recording responsibility. 中文版：开会录音合法吗？
Sources
- Audiee.ai terms (refunds, cancellation)
- California Penal Code §632 (all-party consent)
- UK ICO guidance on lawful basis
- NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007
- Hong Kong Government reply to LegCo on covert recording by private persons, 11 Nov 2009
- Hong Kong PCPD case 2021C04: unfair covert recording of a subordinate (DPP 1), March 2022
- Singapore PDPA 2012 s.4(1): individuals acting in a personal or domestic capacity
- PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Selected Topics, ch. 4 (audio recordings), revised 23 May 2024
- Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, s.234 (interception)
- The Star QuickCheck: is it legal to secretly record a phone call in Malaysia? 15 Sep 2026
- Taiwan Communication Security and Surveillance Act art. 29