17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Re phone taps: forget it. Anything above amateur level tapping is done via the central office, where it is simply impossible to detect. Any device which claims to detect wiretaps is fraudulent. I'm speaking from over ten years' experience in telecom, extensive relevant background, etc. Room surveillance: you have to be *really* up to something to be targeted for this. Unlikely at best; but he earlier post about spec analysers is useful & relevant here. Generally: bear in mind that surveillance is incredibly labor intensive at any level beyond the "vaccuum-cleaner approach" using keyword scans on trunks. Too labor intensive to be conducted unless there is serious justification for the cost of the person-hours involved. -gg