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When they invented text messaging, heck even the phone system itself, did they provide anything that said there was an expectation of privacy? Not sure which i
by coding123 6y ago
When they invented text messaging, heck even the phone system itself, did they provide anything that said there was an expectation of privacy?
Not sure which is why I'm asking.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoIf I understand correctly, the initial telephone systems were run by manual operators at a physical switchboard, who could listen in to anything that was said on any line. Many people also had party lines, where someone (in another house or apartment) could pick up their phone and listen to your conversations. So, no, not much of an expectation of privacy - at least, there shouldn't have been.
- mgbmtl 6y agoIf there was no expectation of privacy, the police would not need a warrant to tap a line.
- edgyquant 6y agoWhen cell phones first became big, probably 10-15 years ago at least, there was a website for my area I lived in at the time (southern Illinois) that would list texts and people could vote on the funniest ones. There were some really private messages that would hit the top (obviously phone numbers weren’t displayed.) So it used to be people had the assumption that texts were public, because for some carriers they basically were.
- LMYahooTFY 6y agoThis is hilarious. Do you happen to have any links regarding this? Would love to read more.
- ARandomerDude 6y agoIs the initial set of expectations the immutable legal standard?
- IgorPartola 6y agoWiretapping (without a warrant) is stupidly illegal.
- inetknght 6y agoSaying something is illegal and expecting everyone to follow the law is just pinky-swearing.
- IgorPartola 6y agoYeah! Why have laws anyways? Every law will be broken sooner or later and it’s not like we have institutions tasked with enforcing laws. /s
- coding123 6y agoI'm under the assumption that wiretapping to create evidence is illegal, but wiretapping to get a warrant probably happens all the time. (AKA Judge and Police officer listen to illegally captured audio - Judge approves official warrant to make future recordings legal)
- IgorPartola 6y agoWiretapping by a private person should not happen.
- inetknght 6y ago"should not" and "does not" are not equal statements.