Voice mails and instant messages have been produced in court cases for many years. Even some famous cases have hinged on that. There's also a thing where if a

Voice mails and instant messages have been produced in court cases for many years. Even some famous cases have hinged on that. There's also a thing where if a communication is privileged, and you accidentally produce it, you may not be able to unscramble the egg just because in principle it was covered by lawyer-client privilege. So there is a real risk to recording things even if there are rules protecting you.