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Don't a lot of calls get recorded now anyway? (I'm just asking, I don't actually know)
Not without the consent of at least one party to the call, no. Unlike most forms of invasive spying, that one is illegal in many jurisdictions.
Oh my sweet summer child.
Of course security agencies are allowed to make recordings, pretty broadly in the US.
https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/five-things-to-know-about-nsa-mass-surveillance-and-the-coming-fight-in-congress
I'm talking about businesses here. Government security agencies generally aren't bound by law or morality at all.