Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 + RN 4.3; site inset.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!mcvax!ukc!icdoc!ist!inset!dave From: dave@inset.UUCP (Dave Lukes) Newsgroups: net.dcom Subject: Re: Re: Listen to phone calls on your tvro Message-ID: <689@inset.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 08:02:19 EDT Article-I.D.: inset.689 Posted: Fri Sep 20 08:02:19 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 03:48:06 EDT References: <338@nicmad.UUCP> <780@vortex.UUCP> <95@l5.uucp> <435@kitty.UUCP> Reply-To: dave@inset.UUCP (Dave Lukes) Organization: The Instruction Set Ltd., London, UK. Lines: 31 Xpath: icdoc ivax In article <435@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes: > I am certain that a number of people will be upset that their dialed >number information COULD be obtained by a law enforcement agency without the ^^^^^^ Wrong, it's not an ``agency'' that takes the step: it's some set of individuals within that agency. ^^^^^^^^^^^ >benefit of any judicial proceeding authorizing same. However, if you are not >doing anything illegal which would MOTIVATE a law enforcement agency to take ^^^^^^^^ >this rather EXTREME step, Who knows what will motivate people to do this? (Especially since there is NO possibility of public accountability ... ) This sounds like a licence to ``almost bug'' people. Also, how many ``criminals'' do you unwittingly have phone conversations with? (Many people have comitted (possibly minor) offences ...) so, since the agency doesn't know what you're saying to the ``criminal'', they will have to either assume the worst or somehow tap your phone!! Of course, after this has happened to you, all YOUR acquaintances will then become guilty by asssociation! XXXXXXXXXX Dave. P.S. net.dcom is probably the wrong place to be discussing this ... >+++ "Have you hugged your cat today?" Yes, all four of them. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com