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I'm not talking about cell phones. I'm talking about cordless landline phones.

• lutusp 14y ago
  I posted only in order to clarify -- cell phones are cordless and they operate in the frequency range you describe.
  • joshAg 14y ago
    cell phones also use encrypted data streams. cordless landline phones did/do not.
    • lutusp 14y ago
      > cell phones also use encrypted data streams My only point is that it's illegal to eavesdrop on them. And it seems they're not very well encrypted: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/technology/29hack.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/technology/29hack.html?pag...
      • joshAg 14y ago
        yes, but a major part of the reason that it is illegal to eavesdrop on them is because they are encrypted. Generally speaking, it is not illegal to eavesdrop on unencrypted radio transmissions, but it is illegal to eavesdrop on any encrypted radio transmission (regardless of how effective the encryption is). This is because the people who crafted the law thought that an encrypted datastream was enough of a warning to potential eavesdroppers that the datastream is intended to be private. The crime isn't breaking the encryption, but violating a reasonable assumption of privacy. The examples I cited all broadcast unencrypted datastreams, which is why it's legal to tune into them regardless of whether you are the intended recipient.