Manage participant consent for Meet features

As an administrator, you can use Google Meet safety settings to help you comply with your organization's privacy policies and other requirements.

Meet safety settings require attendees to give their consent before certain features are used, including transcription, recording, and AI note-taking. You can apply these settings to everyone in your organization, or just specific users and groups.

Before you begin: If needed, learn how to apply the setting to a department or group.

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu and then Apps and then Google Workspace and then Google Meet.

    Requires having the Service Settings administrator privilege.

  2. On the Google Meet settings page, click Meet safety settings.
  3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced).

    Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

  4. To require consent for the following features, click the section and select Require explicit consent. Or, to not require consent, select Don't require explicit consent.
    • Recording consent
    • Transcription consent
    • Take Notes with Gemini consent
  5. If a participant declines consent, you can either require their removal from the meeting, or permit them to stay if they opt to to stop the recording, transcription, or Gemini notes:
    1. Go to Streaming session consent denial action.
    2. Select Don't allow users to quickly stop the artifacts on decline or Allow users to quickly stop the artifacts on decline.
  6. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

    To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

    Changes can take up to 24 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more