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Tips on Telephone Privacy II
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Written By: TESLA
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Many people are aware of government telephone taps and other methods
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of listening in on private telephone conversations, though few are aware
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that private citizens, with the minimum of equipment and skill can do
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exactly the same thing, and it is legal.
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Those who own home satellite dishes can easily receive signals from
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satellites which contain the microwaved conversations of thousands of
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long distance callers. The satellite dish owner simply has to scan the
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various satellites and transponders until he comes across a channel with
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"dead-air", or a blank soundless screen. This is an indication that the
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transponder channel may be used for carrying data or telephone
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conversations.
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Once the proper satellite and transponder are located, the eavesdropper
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runs an antenna line (Shielded, of course) from the video output of the
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downconverter (necessary for all home satellite reception) to the antenna
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input of a standard highband scanner. Once the scanner is placed into the
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"scan" mode, the scanner will stop scanning every time it detects a signal
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(telephone conversation). The listener simply has to scan the entire range
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of the band, and stop on any conversation that he feels like listening to.
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In addition to scanners (which can be purchased anywhere from a hundred,
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to thousands of dollars),one may also use a shortwave radio for the same
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purpose. The connections are all the same.
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While the average eavesdropper may not be able to locate a specific
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conversation (intentionally),experienced persons may be able to pinpoint
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a specific conversation by knowing where the call is being placed from,
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and to, in advance. This allows the listener to determine the exact
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routing that the call will take (Which satellite,which transponder).
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Because of recent court rulings which declare that the airwaves are
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public domain, and that the monitoring of frequencies used by mobile and
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other type of cellular telephones does not constitute an invasion of
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privacy, satellite monitoring is not considered illegal. In fact,
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it is suspected that several law enforcement agencies (with the assistance
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of telephone companies) are using these tactics to gather evidence rather
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than obtaining a court order for a traditional wiretap.
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With all the privacy invasion tactics that can be used by the government,
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as well as private citizens, one should be very conservative as to what
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forms of communications are used, and where.
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Never say anything on a telephone that you wouldn't yell out in a
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shopping mall.
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