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minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoAs I said elsewhere, the operator doesn’t record calls. Too expensive and needless. Law enforcement can with the proper legal document. The reason it’s available in the equipment is because long ago Congress mandated it should be. More here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawful_interception
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThere are things that are against the law you know. A lot of mob cases were made from wire taps
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSome people like to shout into the wind.
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As I said elsewhere, the operator doesn’t record calls. Too expensive and needless. Law enforcement can with the proper legal document.
The reason it’s available in the equipment is because long ago Congress mandated it should be.
More here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawful_interception
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There are things that are against the law you know. A lot of mob cases were made from wire taps
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Some people like to shout into the wind.