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- From: spongebo@cithara.UUCP (Gary Seven)
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt,comp.org.eff.talk,alt.privacy,alt.society.civil-liberty
- Subject: Re: "To ensure the continuing access of law enforcement.."
- Message-ID: <q81qTB2w165w@cithara.UUCP>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 04:34:14 GMT
- References: <1992Nov3.143435.8189@nntp.hut.fi>
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- jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala) writes:
-
- > The Russian government is going to pass a law requiring furniture
- > manufacturers to build microphones and radio transmitters inside every
- > sofa, chair and table manufactured. A high official from the Russian
- >
- > The law also requires that if anyone sitting on a sofa or a chair, or
- > at a table, speaks any other language than Russian she or he must be
- > able to provide an interpreter who will translate his talk to Russian
- > if the law enforcement decide there's a legitimate need to listen to
- > the tape of the conversation. To make this possible, the name and
- > address of the interpreter must be clearly said aloud in Russian near
- > the table/sofa/chair before each conversation in a language other than
- > Russian.
- >
- > //Jyrki
-
- Hmmmm, I always thought that old woman next door was crazy. Now I
- realize.... SHE'S RUSSIAN! :-)
-
- Owen
-