17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Pssst, what about privacy? Again, since your voice is digitally processed, it's >less likely that anyone could eavesdrop on your conversations. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
?Como? This is absolutely amazing!
Well, it is true, from a pragmatic point of view. A neighborhood kid with a Radio Shack scanner can't listen in on digital cellular calls. You have to actually hack a phone, which is a much less prevalent skill. I still think that CDMA+DES is the way to go for secure cellular, but from a purely pragmatic point of view simply going digital does increase privacy. Using analog cellular is like using a walkie-talkie. Amanda Walker InterCon Systems Corporation