~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C'punks, At 09:59 AM 7/3/96 -0400, Michael Froomkin wrote:

...wiretaps help LEOs identify co-conspirators. They are not without intelligence value.

True, but so do pen registers. It's usually easy enough to separate calls to Pizza Hut from calls to co-cospirators. There is no need to hear the content of a call to get a good idea who is involved in a conspiracy. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~