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From: jbn@glacier.stanford.edu (John B. Nagle)
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Subject: Re: Cellular Phones and Big Brother
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Date: 5 Apr 89 16:26:03 GMT
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      It's not all clear that the ECPA prohibits listening to the cellular
control channel.  There might be some potential for a business that monitors
all traffic on the cellular control channel in an area and reduces the data.
Not only could you locate stolen phones, but you could develop targeted
marketing information concerning heavy cellular phone users.

					John Nagle