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What are the regulations in the US about using such a service? The recording could be seen as wiretapping. Do you have to play a disclaimer on the call before you can use such a service? It sounds great and I'd love to use it but I'd be wary of the possible legal repercussions

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Those disclaimers are very standard. Assume any call you make to a company that isn't answered immediately by a human is being recorded.

I'm not sure how it could be seen as wiretapping - almost all automated systems from banks to the cable service allow you to speak your options in - not that I like this feature as it's frustrating to yell "operator" in to your phone instead of hitting 0.

It's not the act of voice recognition, it's the act of running the call through a 3rd party.

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