[42836] in Cypherpunks
Re: Telephone switch capacity -Reply
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Noah Brodbeck)
Fri Nov 3 20:16:17 1995
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 19:59:27 -0500
From: Noah Brodbeck <nbrodbeck@hollandhart.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Cc: jervin@netpath.net
>>> John D. Ervin <jervin@netpath.net> 11/03/95 05:32pm
>You would be suprised as to how much is being tapped
>now.
>You need to do a little more research before spouting off..
>>If the FBI wishes to set up a system that is capable
>>of monitoring 1% of the total number of lines, that equates
>>to a ability to tap 5%, not 1% of all calls in progress.
I am very confused. I was not 'spouting off' in any
sense of the word. Your comment refers to my apparent
lack of knowledge of the widespread practice of
wiretapping. A practice, at least according to the sworn
testimony of agents of the FBI, is not very widespread at all.
That is, however, beside the point. I was making a
very truthful comment about the engineered capacity of the
telephone network in the U.S. I made no comment
whatsoever about the current ability or desire of the FBI to
tap into individuals telephone conversations.
-=- Noah
