There are lots of good reasons to record phone conversations, such as holding others legally accountable for their legally binding verbal agreements. Most places have one-party consent laws, where if a single party in the conversation consents to being recorded, it’s legal.
Oof Manjaro loves to add some… tasteless additions. The shell theme is definitely your problem.
IMO the only non-stock shell theme that’s acceptable is Ubuntu’s Yaru as it has been tested for accessibility and contrast, and is 100% supported by Canonical.