“For security purposes, we may also monitor or record the contents of phone calls made through the Lyft Platform, but we will always let you know we are about to do so before the call begins.”
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Phone call contents—not just metadata—may be recorded or monitored, though Lyft commits to prior notice before each such call.
Interpretive note: The prior notice requirement is an independent condition of the monitoring/recording practice and is listed in omitted_material, though it is also reflected in the canonical claim given its direct connection to the primary proposition.
If you make a phone call through the Lyft Platform, Lyft may monitor or record it for security purposes, but you will be notified before the call begins.
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Phone call contents—not just metadata—may be recorded or monitored, though Lyft commits to prior notice before each such call.
If you make a phone call through the Lyft Platform, Lyft may monitor or record it for security purposes, but you will be notified before the call begins.
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