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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Newsgroups: alt.radio.scanner
- Subject: Re: What's your tattle level?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.213620.17445@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 21:36:20 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.055606.3379@timesink.chi.il.us>
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
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- mikebo@timesink.chi.il.us (Michael Borowiec) writes:
- : >
- : and long distance calls are being transmitted via radio links. Whether
- : by satellite or by microwave, there are people with the smarts and
- : equipment to de-multiplex and listen to these channels. By your standard
- : these transmissions are fair game because they are not encrypted.
-
- Yep, that is exactly what I am saying.
-
- : The law was designed primarily to protect YOU from being monitored by
- : law enforcement agencies without a hard to obtain wiretap order. The
-
- Bullshit. That law was written so the cellular phone operators could keep
- telling their customers that it is illegal to listen to the calls and let
- the customer convince themselves that the calls are secure.
-
- : scanner user community is their own worst enemy in this regard. Calling
- : national media attention to the fact that cellular is easily monitored
- : is really stupid and does more to hurt the image of the radio enthusiast
- : than anything else. Are we a bunch of busybodies who want to eavesdrop
- : on phone calls? Maybe we're only creeps who get off listening to the
- : neighbors' baby monitor? (That's legal...) Sorry, I find your position
- : indefensible and so do the majority of lawmakers (who tend to use
- : cellular more than almost anyone).
-
- Well, from what I have seen from the laws that have been written in the
- last 70 or so years, I question the ability of lawmakers to reason very
- well. A lawmaker will find any viewpoint, with which they disagree, as
- being "indefensible".
-
- Bill
-