Thursday, February 7, 2008

how did they intercept the texts? unauthorized access?

Lozada, in his interview, related how the men who took him told him to stop texting because they can read what he sends. I'm intrigued by this.

If they really could, I wonder how they can. Do they have a device that snoops on mobile phones, or does the devices "catch" the message and read it as it is sent to the nearest cellsite? Or did they snoop with the assistance of the private telecom provider.

If such a device exists that can "catch" and "snoop" outgoing text messages, is the use of it illegal? If so, under what law? If it is sent via a "handheld computer" can such snooping qualify as "unauthorized access?"

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