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  From: Phil Pittard <vk5ham@seol.net.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:25:56 +0930

Re: "Listen to Cel.Phones via the I'net"

C4IS wrote:

> This is *not* about the recent SlashDot.org
> article under a similar title...
>
> Rather a question for any legal-eagles among
> the readers of this post...
>
> Suppose that, using a remotely-controlled
> scanning receiver (e.g. Swedish's JavaRadio;
> c.f. www.JavaRadio.com for details or to use),
> one were to intentionally listen to cellular tele-
> phone conversations taking place in one coun-
> try, i.e. while the listener was sitting (at an I'net
> terminal) in another country altogether...
>
> Suppose that listening to cel.tel conversations
> in *that* (the listener's) country were unlawful.
>
> Would there be any violation of the law in the
> above case?
>
> In the case that the wording of the legislation
> fails to take into consideration this very real
> possibility, should it?
>
> (Disclaimer:  This is *not* AFAIK anybody's
> homework from a law course... ;)
>
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AFAIK Australian Law is that it is "somewhat" ILLEGAL to monitor ANY
telephone transmission INCLUDING SHIP_TO_SHORE,
RADIO TELEPHONE, MOBILE etc etc - the method by which you LISTEN is not,
to my knowledge, actually defined...
the mere act of  in any way causes an Offence to be committed regardless
of the  origin/destination of the transmission (ie/ it doesnt matter
whether its domestic or international traffic... if its a phone call of
any kind you are being naughty!)
Having said that... they gotta catch you at it first  ;))

Phil

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Phil Pittard
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http://www.vk5ham.au.com



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