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Fireflies.AI Meeting Assistant Allegedly Collected Biometric Voice Data from Illinois Meeting Participant Without Consent

Open on the AI Incident Database 4 news reports Snapshot 7 Sep 2026

What happened

On November 18, 2025, Fireflies.AI reportedly recorded and analyzed the voice of Illinois resident Katelin Cruz during a virtual meeting hosted by Western Illinois Dreamers, although Cruz had no Fireflies account and had not provided written consent. Her lawsuit alleges the system used speaker-recognition functions to create and retain biometric voice data and attribute statements to her in the meeting transcript.

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News reports (3)

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  1. Lawsuit Alleges Fireflies.AI Corp. Illegally Collects Biometric Data from Virtual Meetings
    dataprivacyandsecurityinsider.com · Kathryn Rattigan · AIID #7756
  2. AI Meeting Tools Are The Latest Target of Illinois BIPA Class Actions – 6 Things to Do to Prevent Litigation
    fisherphillips.com · Danielle Kays · AIID #7762
  3. AI Meeting Assistants and Biometric Privacy: Lessons from the Fireflies.AI Lawsuit
    ebglaw.com · Naomi C. Friedman, Frances M. Green, Ann W. Parks · AIID #7761

Who was involved

Alleged harmed party
Privacy, People Recorded Without Consent, Katelin Cruz, Biometric Data Subjects

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