doesn't matter if the business was outside of California. The California Supreme Court has ruled that if one side of the conversation is in California (e.g., Google calling from Mountain View) then California law applies. See Kearney v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., 39 Cal.4th 95 (2006).
Consent after the call would be just fine to exempt someone from liability under California's privacy act.
Fair enough, maybe the calls originated from outside California. Either way, I think we can see there are some ways to get around the two-party requirement. But, there's still something fishy about the calls.
Consent after the call would be just fine to exempt someone from liability under California's privacy act.