17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
The take on this that we won't hear is: "This is outrageous! Why don't cell-phones offer encryption to ensure our privacy?"
A full page ad from the January 14, 1997 New York Times: Dear Mr. Speaker: If you'd rather not have your phone conversation overheard and printed word for word in the newspaper, next time use an Omnipoint wireless phone instead of a cellular phone. The ad then explains that cell phone eavesdropping happnes all the time, and offers Omnipoint, "a new 100% digital wireless phone system that operates on a technology far superior to cellular. It encrypts your voice so no one can listen in on your conversations. Or capture any personal data transmissions." It's a pretty funny ad.