Re: Boycotting CERT because of the keystroke monitoring advisory?

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From: Bob Harmon x4964
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 08:52

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In article <1993Jan5.045608.13381@eff.org> mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) writes:
   In article <1ib0grINNhq3@early-bird.think.com> barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) write  >>We passed the CERT advisory on to our company lawyer.  His opinion is that
  >>the warning notice is unnecessary.  The warning is based on wiretapping
  >>statutes, which do not require a warning if the recording is being
  >>performed by one of the parties to the conversation.  He believes that when
  >>someone connects to one of our computers, our company is one of the
  >>parties, and therefore the company may record the conversation.

>> Assuming that you're talking about >>tapping<< a phone conversation... 
>> ..commonwealth bars this kind of conduct,

Tapping is when a 3rd party listens in on your phone.  The discussion is 
about if you simply record phone calls you make or receive.  I Remember that
Pres. Nixon recorded all his calls to/from the oval office, He is still 
fighting the court order to turn them over.  




   
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From: rharmon@muon.srg (Bob Harmon x4964)
Subject: Re: Boycotting CERT because of the keystroke monitoring advisory?
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Date: 5 Jan 93 08:52:23
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