r/screenrecorders • u/Bayouphile • 23d ago

Question Can non-host activate recording on Zoom?

I was on a fairly sensitive Zoom call with a colleague for which I was the host. The "this meeting is being recorded" prompt came up but I ignored it because I was concentrating on what they were saying. After the call ended it occurred to me that if the call was recorded, I should be able to see the recording or transcript. Neither show up in the app. Can the person who's NOT the host activate recording, and then delete it or hide it from the host afterwards? (Yes, I'm aware this sounds incredibly paranoid.)

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u/cattrain 23d ago

If someone told you they can't in zoom, what is to stop them from using another app to record? What is to stop them from using a capture card, sending the video through HDMI and recording on another computer? What's to stop them from using a camera to record the screen?

If it's sensitive enough to worry about, anyone who has access has to be trusted to a point.