William Geiger wrote:
I noticed in the summary report that e-mail intercepts were used. Is there more detailed information on this? I would be interested to know how involved the govenment is becoming involved in this area. Of great interest would be the location and means used to do such taps.
We could find no listing of E-mail intercepts in the tables, so it's not clear what the summary was referring to beyond stating that "electronic mail" was included under "electronic intercepts" along with digital display pagers, voice pagers, and cellular phones. The tables list intercept information under two categories: Type and Place. Type: 1. Phone Wire 2. Micro-Eavesdrop 3. Electronic 4. Not Reported Place: 1. Single-Family Dwelling 2. Apartment 3. Multiple Dwelling 4. Business 5. Roving 6. Other "Other" is further listed as: Automobile/Van Briefcase Cellular/Mobile Phone Cemetary Closed Circuit TV Container Digital Display Pager Facsimile Garage/Parking Lot Hospital Hotel Room/Motel Room Jail Mobile Home/Trailer Package/Cargo Pay Phone Pen Register Prison Social Club Storage Telefax Courthouse Street Computer We found only a single instance where the "place" was a computer. BTW, the 193-page printed report is available free from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Telephone: 202-273-2156. Web site: http://www.uscourts.gov/ Folks there were quite helpful, so it's possible that you might get E-mail intercept details from them by requesting it. If you do, let us know, quick!