This document discusses opt-out versus opt-in policies for lecture capture recording at universities. It notes that opt-out, where students are automatically recorded unless they opt-out, leads to higher adoption rates than opt-in, where students must opt-in to be recorded. The document outlines how the University of Manchester enacted an opt-out policy through a lengthy review and approval process, and details the automated systems and processes needed to implement opt-out recording on a large scale in accordance with data protection policies.