[elric]

If you're part of a conversation, and want to capture part of it, is it really that hard to ask the other parties whether they're cool with it? If you don't, you're effectively spying on them, regardless of how much you sugarcoat it or whatever some states consider to be legal.

[infotainment]

You’re not considering a critical set of edge cases.

For example, what if you’re being threatened by a coworker and wish to report it with some kind of evidence?

“Excuse me good sir, might I record your threats so that I can report you?” is probably not going to work.

[elric]

Oh come on, this is a ridiculous discussion of silly pedantry. You're interpreting what I'm saying in bad faith. Of course there are edge cases, and that's fine, as has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread.