[12632] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Wiretap Act Does Not Cover Message 'in Storage' For Short Period
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Will Rodger)
Thu Mar 6 09:58:10 2003
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Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 22:16:51 -0500
From: Will Rodger <wrodger@pobox.com>
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John says:
>Wireless is a horse of a different color. IANAL but
>the last time I looked, there was no federal law
>against intercepting most wireless signals, but you
>were (generally) not allowed to disclose the contents
>to anyone else.
No longer, if it ever was. It's a crime, as evidenced by the wireless
scandal a few years back when some Democrat partisan intercepted
communications of Republican leadership in Florida, then talked. The simple
act of interception was illegal.
Will Rodger
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