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Fireflies.AI meeting assistant

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Incident 16514 Report
Fireflies.AI Meeting Assistant Allegedly Collected Biometric Voice Data from Illinois Meeting Participant Without Consent

2025-11-18

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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Western Illinois Dreamers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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Organizations

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  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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AI transcription tool users

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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Fireflies.AI

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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AI transcription technology developers

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  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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Privacy

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  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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People recorded without consent

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  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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Katelin Cruz

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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Biometric data subjects

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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Biometric voice modeling

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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AI transcription tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1651
    4 Reports

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

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