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Buggy Bugging Backfires On German Police

Posted by timothy on from the wer-spricht dept.

Alethes writes "The BBC is reporting that German police have been caught bugging cellphones at the expense of criminal suspects who found a unknown and inaccessible voicemail number listed on their bills that was being used to record calls. Telecommunications authorities said that nearly 20,000 lines were currently being tapped."

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  1. Coming to a town near you by WankersRevenge · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a something related to chew on . . . especially after last nights election results.

    "A little-known amendment in the Senate version of the bill makes it much easier for ISPs to disclose e-mail communications without being served with a warrant, which had been prohibited before the Patriot Act of 2001." - wired

    Check it here

  2. Re:hmmm... by moonbender · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Nein!", according to The Simpsons (German).

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  3. Re:hmmm... by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 3, Informative
    what's the German translation for "Do'h!"

    Scheiße - roughly pronounced "Schiess", but I believe "Do'h!" works.

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  4. Re:It is too bad that this did not happen in Engla by AftanGustur · · Score: 5, Informative
    If it had happened in England the subject could have been, "Buggy Bugging Backfires On British Bobbies."

    Unfortunately, no

    It is illegal for the UK media to report on incidents that involve national security.

    Yeah, yeah, laugh as you want, you can even claim that it's rediculeus to claim it has anything to do with national security, laugh while you still have the right..

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  5. Re:hmmm... by moonbender · · Score: 3, Informative

    You're absolutely correct, which just happens to illustrate the fact that in contrast to common belief, The Simpsons is not always correct. It's just that there isn't really a better translation for the "D'oh!" ... "argh", perhabs.

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