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> It would be a rare thing that someone would actually be streaming or recording on them, unless you agreed to make a video.

I'm not sure how you believe this.

> Technically someone could record your every conversation with their phone in their pocket or on the table, but no one worries about that, because it goes against the social contract.

Even if the social contract prevented this (I don't believe it does), there's little to no risk of someone being caught recording your conversations with them. No risk means no worry about the social contract.

> But it's not a huge concern for most people, because we know it's socially unacceptable to look at someone's messages without a very good reason.

I'm assuming you truly believe this, but to me, this is really starting to feel like parody.




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