[FedCom] Re: Pop'Comm Phone Tapped -

[RadioScan at aol.com]

I am reading all of this and just want to point out the obvious, (which I am 
great at doing when needed).  This is the year 2004, not 1974 and the "Feds" 
as they are referred too in all of these postings, do not go to your residence 
to conduct a Title III wiretap on the telephone (and I emphasize telephone 
only).  There is no device placed on your phone or anywhere near your phone or 
residence in wiretapping your phone "These days".  All done remotely and the 
goal is that the tap is transparrent, meaning you are not going to hear line 
noise or anything else that might alert you.  Wouldn't be a very useful tool to 
gather data if you heard noises that alert you (like in the old days).  Now if 
you feel your line is tapped and you do have unusual noises, that could still 
be a tap, but it will not be from a "Fed".  So, I am not saying your phone is 
not tapped, just saying it is not from a Federal Agency.  That doesn't mean a 
wife, neighbor, competitor, or local police agency is doing it the old fashion 
way.  Hopes this help eliminate the bad rap the "Feds" are getting on this 
thread.  They are hardly that unprofessional that you would realize you are being 
monitored.

> Quoting my column: "Also it is interesting to note that friends say 
> my phone sounds "funny" kind of "crackly" a condition that began 
> shortly after publication. Could my phone be tapped by the Feds? 
> Quiet possibly. It has happened before (another story for another 
> time) but it could also be that the phone lines leading into my 
> apartment are older than dirt.'