> Privacy, Limited utility Where/when has the been true? Nowhere I know of. > Chilling effect on authenticity, Accountability for human folly There are lots

> Privacy, Limited utility Where/when has the been true? Nowhere I know of. > Chilling effect on authenticity, Accountability for human folly There are lots of places with 1 party consent already. Not a problem > Weaponization of speech People who are going to commit crimes won't hesitate to commit other crimes. Irrelevant. > Two-party consent already serves many purposes For business 2 party consent is not enough. It would be enough if people didn't regularly commit crimes... but they do. Wage theft is probably the most common type of theft. Add on shenanigans with worker's comp, and other workplace nastiness and 1 party consent is very much needed. > Little effect on harassment or threats If one person can understand covert speech, other people can too. Irrelevant. > Third-party recording I'm a little sympathetic to accidental sharing of recordings, but there are plenty of ways to record that don't have this danger (dedicated recording devices and apps where the data doesn't leave the phone come to mind). > Other contexts Lots of things are possible. Your example isn't particularly compelling, though: not every instance of speech has an expectation of privacy.