[herbst]

Could also be because recording calls without telling is highly illegal in a lot if not all of europe. There are still apps that can do that afaik

[manishjhawar]

In most of the customer support calls I make, I speak up right after connecting that I'm recording the call for legal purposes while the IVR plays. It's a bit tricky for marketing calls received, but I try nonetheless.

[varispeed]

In my country (UK) it is legal, so there is no reason for them really to disable that.