Trust

Recording and consent

Last updated 28 October 2026.

In short

  • Sotto turns what is said in the room into text, so it hears other people too.
  • Tell people before a meeting or conversation, and stop if anyone says no.
  • For a class, ask your professor or use an approved accommodation.
  • This page is a plain guide, not legal advice.

Conversations and meetings

In several US states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, everyone in a private conversation must agree before it is recorded, and turning speech into text live counts. In Pennsylvania, recording a private conversation without everyone's agreement is a felony. In Louisiana, everyone must be told when glasses are transcribing. The simple, safe habit is the same everywhere: tell people, and stop if anyone says no.

  • The lens asks first. Before every meeting and conversation, Sotto shows "Told them?" and waits for your tap. Nothing is heard until you tap.
  • Then, for the first seconds: "Let people know Sotto is listening."
  • If you always tell people anyway, you can skip the question in Settings. The lens reminder stays, and the choice is kept on record.
  • Your employer may have its own rules about recording meetings, and some clients will say no. Ask first.
  • If anyone says no, don't start, or stop with a double tap.
  • Never use Sotto where recording isn't allowed: exams, medical, legal, therapy, HR or disciplinary meetings, bathrooms or changing rooms, unless everyone there has agreed.

What to say

In the invite

I use Sotto, an AI notetaker, to take notes. Tell me if you'd rather I didn't.

Out loud, at the start

Quick heads-up: I use an AI notetaker on my glasses. Is that OK with everyone?

Both are in Settings, ready to copy. If someone wants to know more, send them to sottolens.com/people-near-you.

Classes

  • Ask your professor. Many schools only allow students to record a class with the instructor's permission, or through an approved accommodation. Some ban it.
  • Sotto will not use a class until you say why recording it is allowed: the professor said yes, the school records the class anyway, or you have an approved accommodation.
  • Your school's rules can be stricter than the law. Some schools forbid putting class recordings into AI tools they haven't approved, even for students with a recording accommodation. Check your syllabus and any agreement you signed.
  • Exams are off. Add exam dates to a class and Sotto will not start on those days. Never use it on graded work it isn't allowed for.
  • Don't share or sell what you capture. Notes are for your own study.

Being open about it

The G2 has no camera and no recording light, so people can't tell. Tell them. If anyone asks you to stop, pause from the glasses' menu, and forget the last few minutes from the conversation's page if they ask for that too.

What Sotto does with it

  • No audio is ever stored: speech becomes text and the sound is gone.
  • Nothing anyone says trains an AI, ours or our providers'.
  • Transcripts are deleted after 30 days, and only you can see them. See Privacy for what is kept longer.

Where Sotto works

Sotto is available in the United States. We're not offering it in the EU, the UK or other countries yet, because data-protection law there needs more from us first. If you travel, local recording laws apply wherever you are.