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From: cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
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Subject: Cordless phones and the IRS!
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Date: 30 Jul 90 08:45:38 GMT
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I just heard a news bit on the radio. It seems that the IRS has
decided to cash in (pun intentional) on the recent ruling that
cordless phones are not subject to protection under Federal privacy
laws. The news item didn't go into a great amount of detail, but it
said that the IRS has issued a guideline for using radio scanners to
eavesdrop on cordless phone conversations of suspected tax offenders!
Of course, since there's no protection, there's also no warrent or
other due process required (or so it appears from the news item).

I'm passing this along without comment, since I tend to rant once I
get started :-)


    Roy M. Silvernail   
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 cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu