> Even today, I generally assume that my phone could be tapped; even when talking with my trusted work colleagues, friends, and family.

Adding to that: If you live in a one-party consent state assume you're being recorded by any of the parties in a face-to-face conversation, too.

Yeah-- it sucks that the world is this way. I deal with it. What I don't want to see are draconian controls on technology (which will ultimately be ineffective) in an attempt to put the genie back in the bottle.