On: Apple Watch Series 12

[arttaboi]

> In fairly certain there are a non-zero amount of laws prohibiting audio recording without consent

But it's not audio recording. It's a text (which is obtained from an audio by a not so accurate system and thus not admissible in court).

[strideashort → arttaboi]

i know at least one eu country which ruled processing PII this way is not permitted without consent.

[arttaboi → strideashort]

Yeap, probably EU's gonna be a different game for Apple Watch 12.