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From: wagner@utoday.com (Mitch Wagner)
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Subject: Re: No More Listening in on Cordless Phones in California
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Date: 20 Aug 90 03:11:52 GMT
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In article <11016@accuvax.nwu.edu> judice@sulaco.enet.dec.com (Lou
Judice, 908-562-4103 17-Aug-1990 1103) writes:

# Well, in the wonderful Garden State (New Jersey), scanners, SW
# receivers and many kinds of ham radio gear are illegal when used in or
# near autos.  I know of several hams who have been arrested or
# harrassed under this law (Public Law 1977). Currently a measure has
# been passed in the State Senate to repeal the law, but it still needs
# to pass the Assembly and be signed by the Governor. Some police groups
# oppose it, though some police I know really don't care - since as you
# say these laws (like ECPA) are impossible to enforce.

In New Jersey, effective early-1989 at least, you could use a scanner
in your car if you got the municipal police chief's permission. The
rationale was that crooks would use the scanner to find out where the
police were, and know to commit their crimes elsewhere.


Mitch Wagner

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