On Mon, 14 Feb 1994 qwerty-remailer@netcom.com wrote:
Sandy wrote, "Tim asked about "phone remailers" in one of his recent posts. Until that happens, remember that the anonymous phone cards offered by AT&T and Western Union (and others) are almost as good. This is especially true if you "chain" call through two or more different phone cards."
Please post details of these. How do they charge you then? Must you use a phonebooth?
-=Xenon=-
You don't "charge". You buy a pre-paid card for a set amount of money or minutes. For example Safeway was selling "certificates" good for 30 minutes of long distance for $5. Then you dialed the providers number, entered your certificate number, then dialed in the number you wanted to reach. Much like using MCI 14 years ago. Using a phone booth, would add security. I don't know what type of logs would be kept by the provider. Obviously if they kept a log with caller id info plus the number dialed then they wouldn't be very secure, espicially since the fact that you dialed the provider would be recorded. If a pen register was used on your line, all the info. dialed in would be recorded, including the final destination number. This would of course be true of a wiretap also. Pen registers are more common than full scale wiretaps. Use a pay phone, in concert with the pre-paid cards for maximum security. But of course, the security of the line on the other end is not guaranteed either. Thus, the need for non-clipper voice encrption asap. Kirk Sheppard kshep@netcom.com ______________________________________________________________________________ ************** "It is Better to Die on Your Feet Than to ************** Live On Your Knees." - Emiliano Zapata ______________________________________________________________________________