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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: Secrecy Shibboleth
Message-ID: <1937@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 00:45:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 19 00:45:25 1987
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In article <497@auscso.UUCP>, johnm@auscso.UUCP (John B. Meaders) writes:

>In the past year and a half my phone has been tapped numerous times (either
>that or my phone lines like generating beeps at odd times).

>several reasons for a tap on myself:  a) what I do in the Army Reserve,

> It is comforting for me, though, to realize I may be
> under friendly surveillance because that may catch enemy surveillance of
> myself or CYA if the Threat tries to blackmail me, etc.

Phone switching equipment (especially non-AT&T :-) ) sometimes introduces noises
and crosstalk into phone connections.  Have you tried complaining to your
local phone company?  I'd think that anyone who wants to surreptitiously bug
a phone line would do it noiselessly; why arouse the suspicions of the buggee?

For that matter, speaking from the point of view of devil's advocate, let me
ask:  what makes you so sure that the bugging (if there is bugging at all on
your phone) is friendly (even if you assume that all U.S. governmental phone
bugging is in the "friendly" category; not everybody would agree!).  Maybe
you should report the beeps to your Reserve commander; you might catch some
Russky spies red handed!  ( :-) ** googolplex )
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