Data Privacy
Jun. 26, 2026
Federal judge limits California call-recording law to traditional phones
Finding the statute unambiguous, a Northern District magistrate judge ruled that Section 632.7 does not require consent to record calls when one party uses a VoIP system instead of a landline, cordless phone or cellphone.
In a win for defendants facing California Invasion of Privacy Act claims, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler ruled that recording a voice-over-internet call is not subject to the same consent requirements as a traditional phone call, granting summary judgment to Papa John's and call center operator Cognizant in a proposed class action.
Beeler found that Section 632.7 of the California Penal Code applies only when both parties to a recorded call use one of the three devices na...
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