eravin@rutgers.edu (Ed Ravin) (04/12/90)
In article <5855@accuvax.nwu.edu> The Moderator writes:
::Moderator's Note: Instead of crossed lines it may have been crosstalk. Wires
::get wet; insulation around old wires is sometimes poor, etc. On occassion
::when I have had to wait a few seconds for dial tone, the amount of crosstalk
::was incredible [...] It can be fun to listen to!
Oh dear, this is against the law! The Electronic Communications
Privacy Act of 1986 is pretty clear that it is illegal to listen to
"protected communications" (in this case telephone conversations)
without consent of the parties involved regardless of how you
encounter it: deliberately, accidentally, unwillingly, due to faulty
equipment, over your scanner, or over your TV set. Your legal
responsibility is to turn off the offending equipment when you
discover that you are listening to "protected communications".
Ed Ravin | hombre!dasys1!eravin | "A mind is a terrible thing
(BigElectricCatPublicUNIX)| eravin@dasys1.UUCP | to waste-- boycott TV!"
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