Nov 18, 2025Confirmed
Lawsuit alleges Fireflies.AI meeting assistant collected an Illinois participant's voice data without consent
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A lawsuit alleges that on November 18, 2025, Fireflies.AI recorded and analyzed the voice of Illinois resident Katelin Cruz in a virtual meeting hosted by Western Illinois Dreamers. She had no account and gave no written consent. The suit says speaker recognition created and kept biometric voice data.
What this means for youIf you join a meeting where an AI note-taker is running, it may be recording and identifying your voice even if you never signed up. Allegations only; the court has not decided. Ask meeting hosts whether an AI assistant is on, and ask them to turn it off if you have not agreed.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1651
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