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From: hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio,net.dcom
Subject: Re: Re: Listen to phone calls on your tvro  (a small flame)
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Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 14:31:52 EDT
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> ...  However, if you are not
> doing anything illegal which would MOTIVATE a law enforcement agency to take
> this rather EXTREME step, then you really shouldn't lose any sleep over the
> possibility...
> 
> +++  Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York        +++
<mild flame on> - with respect to these quoted lines only
  A citizen should have stronger protections against abuse than this.  One 
can come up with many examples of mistaken identity, personal grudges, etc.
where a citizen was abused without having done anything illegal.
  If it is legal for police agencies to get this (e.g., dialed number) info,
then let's be up front about it.  There shouldn't be an "expectation of
privacy" if it is not private info.  I have no objection to using a party 
line - but I should be told it is a party line.
<off> 
--henry schaffer


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