Phone tapping?

[mashman]

Not the work phone. The HOME phone.

Don't the cops need a warrant for that kinda stuff? can't imagine an employer would be allowed to tap yer home phone in any circumstance.

[Bender]

Phone tapping? Yes,I'm guilty of doing that - with the old push button A phone boxes.

Did you know that a piece of cardboard slid up the gap between the side and the front where button "B" was, would also work to make the phone "live." Much easier than tapping. The cover of a Zig Zag packet would work, if it didn't have little squares torn out of it.

[Shadows]

Wasn;t that awesome. Tap once to dial a nine. Tap 8 times to dial a 2. Good times.

Yep. Used to save me $0.06 every time.

[Usarka]

Pretty damned sure it is illegal to record a conversation without the parties consent unless trying to prove wrong-doing and asking consent would give the game away.

Contact Telecom or whoever the phone provider is and see if they can offer any assistance.

Not if the cops have a court order. Or whatever the recent urgent legislation said.....

But then again, does the employer pay for the home phone line?

Yep. Used to save me $0.06 every time.

That's a 1/3 of a bag of mixed lollies!

[slofox]

Don't the cops need a warrant for that kinda stuff? can't imagine an employer would be allowed to tap yer home phone in any circumstance.

That's what I reckon too. But then, how honest is the employer? I dunno.

Pays to be self-employed like me. That way, I always know if the boss is tapping my phone...

[mashman]

Pays to be self-employed like me. That way, I always know if the boss is tapping my phone...

or the "cell"ar eh .

[oneofsix]

it would be illegal for the employer to tap an employee's home phone. But to do so they would have to get physical access to the line, could this have been done? To tap the line they have to lessen the signal strength n the line, has there been a drop in quality or loudness? If so a complaint to the telco. The telco would be pissed of if they discover an illegal tap. Trouble is the loss in quality/volume may not be noticed.

[buggsubique]

What is the nature of your employment?

[oneofsix]

What is the nature of your employment?

Of whom do you ask that and why does it matter? The OP was asking on behalf of BTW.

[Usarka]

Of whom do you ask that and why does it matter? The OP was asking on behalf of BTW.

Because if he worked for the KGB......... Just saying

[oneofsix]

Because if he worked for the KGB......... Just saying

oh in that case I thought the tap came as part of the standard connection

[Zedder]

Pretty damned sure it is illegal to record a conversation without the parties consent unless trying to prove wrong-doing and asking consent would give the game away.

Contact Telecom or whoever the phone provider is and see if they can offer any assistance.

Don't ask the cops, they may be a bit sensitive about any talk of electronic surveillance at the moment.

[JustNick]

If he/she has no idea how the information is being leaked then it may be healthier to consider all forms of information exchange not just tapped phones. Who handled or was party to the sensitive information? What forms of communication were used to transmit it?

[nzspokes]

That's what I reckon too. But then, how honest is the employer? I dunno.

Pays to be self-employed like me. That way, I always know if the boss is tapping my phone...

My question would be what does the boss have to gain by doing this?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Because if he worked for the KGB......... Just saying

Amateurs. Now the Spanish Inquisition, they could tap a phone.