Labels:text | black and white | font | white | document OCR: Your Rights as a Phone Phreak by Fred Steinbeck TAP "Oh, I'm not worried. They can't tap my line without a court order." Ever catch yourself saying that? If so, I'll wager you don't know too much about the laws that can prove to be the downfall of many a phone phreak. But you are wagering your freedom and money that you do know. Odds are you don't. At least, I didn't, and I had a very painful experience finding out. The Hobbyist's Newsletter for the Communications Revolution Let's take a look at Federal law first. Section 605 of Title 47 of the United States Code (i.e ., Jan-Feb 1984 Issue 90 Federal law) forbids interception of communicat- ions, or divulgence of intercepted communi- cations, except by persons outlined in Chapter 119, Title 18 (a portion of the Omnibus Crime Control and Sa ...
