BS: The phone hacking racket

Subject: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 04:49 AM

Some years ago I created a thread about my phone being tapped, but I can't find it now. To cut a long story short, BT eventually thought they'd sorted out the problem but it started happening again. They even gave me a mobile number to call when I noticed the clicks happening on the line. Then I moved house, and all was fine for about three months, then it started happening again.

I'm sure some of you thought I was some sort of mad woman, but now look what's come to light! No more News of the World because of it happening to others.

The reason why I think I was hacked? My family have had connections with the Royals, especially Diana, and also a member of parliament. All of this can be found in that thread, if someone has the energy to find it.

Sal

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 06:55 AM

Very sinister. It seems that journalists (and maybe others) have been hacking phones for a long time, and thought nothing of it. The fact that this is a criminal infringement of privacy seems not to have bothered them in the slightest. Integrity and respect for others were/are less important than securing a 'scoop'. As I get older, I find I trust nobody!
I am very sorry that you weren't believed or taken seriously at the time, Sal.

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: maeve
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 07:00 AM

The earlier thread- Is this the one?

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 10:32 AM

I thought that the hacking had to do with the hackers guessing passwords of voicemail boxes/.

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 10:43 AM

Tapping a phone is different from hacking. Tapping takes equipment. Hacking takes guile.

Anybody with a baby monitor can listen to conversations on a cell phone or portable phone. I keep an old touch-tone phone in operation for privacy and in case of a power outage.

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 12:12 PM

Aren't cell phones digital? I'm sure they can be tapped. But I think you have to clone the sim card.

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 01:02 PM

I believe Blue Tooth can provide one route in, Jack.

I'm not sure beyond that other than to say I'd anything that transmits data must at least in theory be open to some form of interception.

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 01:10 PM

So true. But I think baby monitors and scanners would be an issue with portable phones. But someone is very unlikely to intercept a cellular call by accident.

On the other hand, due to a poorly installed line, an apartment building neighbor of mine had his phone ring and heard all of my calls for a weekend on an land line.

Any form of electronic communication is potentially public communication.

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 01:55 PM

Yes that was the thread, well done for finding it. Hacking...tapping... Whatever, that was what happened.

All is quiet now and has been for over 12 months.

Sal

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 04:29 PM

The mention of listening surreptitiously to the conversations of others reminds me of the intriguing John Cheever short story, "The Enormous Radio."

Subject: RE: BS: The phone hacking racket
From: GUEST,Reno
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 04:49 PM

The "Enormous Radio" post is mine.