[Scan-DC] 15$ editorial

[Marcelrf@bellsouth.net]

Monitoring Cellular is prohibited under ECPA

Public Safety is not-

Two different  animals-

Lee Williams wrote:

> The case in Florida several years ago where a scanner monitor recorded a
> cellphone call of a politician and then made the recording available to the
> media. The scanner monitor was prosecuted in federal court using the
> referenced code section. While I will agree that the chances of federal
> prosecution aren't great I disagree that one can record scanner traffic, and
> then sell it to whosoever will. While I am not an attorney I tend to shy
> away from putting myslef in a potential criminal prosecutable position.