[techjamie]

That's what I'm getting at with the expectation of privacy part. Talking into a drive thru speaker isn't really a private activity since everyone around can kinda hear it, but it'd probably be better to disclaim it anyway since someone attempting to file on you for it still costs money.

[thimkerbell]

Is there an easy effective way to tell a company not to ask its customers' phone numbers if someone parked nearby can overhear them?

[smcin]

They steer you towards ordering on the mobile app instead, which typically gives you a 4-6 digit confirmation code which you then use combined with your name, when you pick up. And/or your receipt in the app.

[ssl-3]

Strolling down the sidewalk at a park with a friend and chatting with them isn't necessarily a private activity either: We're in a very public space. Anyone within earshot can hear whatever we're talking about. If the sounds of our conversation winds up being incidentally in the background of someone filming the squirrels the tree frogs or something, then there's probably nothing to be done about that.

But (in some states), it seems that it would be a very different can of worms if I were to elect to deliberately record the conversation I have with my friend without their consent. Even in a public space, that would appear to run directly afoul of the applicable laws.