Considerations when recording meetings

While in a meeting, the kebab menu has a Record Meeting button:

Figure 10.54 – Record meeting option in the kebab menu

In Google Workspace with Education, only non-students can start a recording. (However, in business versions of Google Workspace, anyone can start a recording.) When a meeting is recorded, an mp4 video file will be added to the meeting creator's Google Drive and shared with whoever started the recording. Google Chat text is also recorded as a separate file when recording is enabled. Only the portion of the meeting for which recording was turned on will be saved. Participants outside the organization will receive a notification that the meeting is being recorded.

When recording a meeting, the active speaker and anything being presented is recorded. The recording will also include the active speaker's first and last names. Because there is a large amount of sensitive information being...