Path: utzoo!utgpu!ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca!CUVMA!SWL-L Date: Fri, 12 Jan 90 22:49:14 EST Reply-To: Gary Heston Sender: Short Wave Listener's List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was From: Gary Heston Subject: Re: The Privacy Issue X-To: swl-l@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: UofToronto LAN redistribution Message-ID: <90Jan13.190858est.57488@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> Newsgroups: bitnet.swl-l Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu In article <6030@alvin.mcnc.org>, spl@mcnc.org (Steve Lamont) writes: > In article <47eef426.1423f@godzilla.UUCP> dalyb@godzilla.UUCP (Brian Daly) writes: > >I wonder why they think "sophisticated" cellular devices are immune from > >being intercepted, other than the fact that it is against the law?? > [ ... > .. ] So when is some smart cordless phone maker going to start selling a > phone with a digital encryption chip built in? [...] It's already available--a couple of ATT models have encryption built in. I suspect that the higher price is the primary reason we don't see more of them. I think the price was in the $400 range, which most people won't consider worthwhile. Even the dope dealers... (Well, why do you think they call it dope????) > Steve Lamont, sciViGuy (919) 248-1120 EMail: spl@ncsc.org -- Gary Heston { uunet!sci34hub!gary } System Mismanager SCI Technology, Inc. OEM Products Department (i.e., computers) Hestons' First Law: I qualify virtually everything I say.