Handset recording

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I was deep in meditation when Brian McGovern awoke me by saying:
> 
> The last time I 
> actually saw something on this in the news, I believe they said that at least
> ONE of the parties had to know the call was being recorded (to avoid illegal
> tapping of calls).
> 
> In any event, I can't come up with a case in my head where recording a call
> without one of the parties being aware of it would be a "Good Thing(tm)".
> 
> 	-Brian
> 

Have you been sleeping? I seem to recall a certain president in a little
trouble over these sorts of activities. Apparently, Tripp broke Maryland
law though in doing the recording, even though the tapes could still be
used in the investigation (because they were not made under the direct
supervision of the independant counsel). I believe, however, that such
laws are made on a state-by-state basis, so in Kentucky it may be 
slightly different.

BTW, I believe that officers (for instance, in the FBI) can tap a phone line
without a court order. None of the evidence they gain that way is admissable
in court, but it can be used to obtain a court order, because any evidence
gained under the court order is admissible.

That is a little off-topic. I agree that this would be a neat feature
(although I doubt I'd use it), especially for companies that want to archive
their phone calls ("for quality purposes" of course ;-). As long as you
(or the computer) inform the caller of what's happening, there shouldn't
be any legal problems (in the US, I don't speak for other countries).


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