On (16 Dec 96) Peter Kirk wrote to Bill Funk...
PK> On , Bill Funk wrote to Bruce Clark :
BF> We need to keep up with the times. The ECPA has been ammended
BF> (again), and now cordless phones are as protected as cell
BF> phones. It's illegal to MONITOR them. That means, you aren't
BF> allowed to listen. It's no longer just a case of you can
BF> listen but not take any actions on what you might hear.
BF> Again:
BF> IT'S ILLEGAL (BY THE ECPA) TO LISTEN TO CORDLESS PHONES.
BF> Bill Funk
BF> ... Did I make myself clear? Good, tell me what I said
PK> WRONG AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
PK> AS OF JAN 1996AD THEY DECIDED SINCE PEOPLE SCAN BETWEEN 40-50 MHZ FOR
PK> FIRE/POLICE/EMS... THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER HAVE A LAW AGAINST THE
PK> ORIG CORD PHONES... THE PRIVACY ACT NO LONGER APPLIES!!!!!!! ALL NEW
PK> CELL PHONES ARE NOW DIGITAL NOT ANALOG.... SAME WITH THE NEW CORDLESS
PK> PHONES...
PK> THE FCC HAS REMOVED THE PREV LAW BECAUSE OF THIS......
Could you please supply us with the number of this law so that we
can research it?
Martin
... I am not young enough to know everything.
--- PPoint 2.02
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