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Sorry, Wrong Wiretap

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the saying-oops-makes-it-ok dept.

Rick Zeman writes "CNN is covering a little-mentioned Inspector General's report which mentions that the FBI 'sometimes gets the wrong number when it intercepts conversations in terrorism investigations' due to various reasons, and that 'The FBI could not say Friday whether people are notified that their conversations were mistakenly intercepted or whether wrongly tapped telephone numbers were deleted from bureau records.'"

3 of 166 comments (clear)

  1. Not admissable by SPYvSPY · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The good news is that even if they hear it, they likely can't use it against you in court. Does anyone expect privacy on the phone lines anyway? If you do, and you're up to no good, you're an idiot.

  2. Re:Oops, wrong line... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    it's only bad if you're a raghead

  3. YUO FAIl IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    too many rules and posts kon Usenet are FreeBSD went out schemes. Frankly be on a wrong To die. I will jam = 36400 FREEBSD numbers continue