Internet Wiretaps
Is there an easy way I can tell if there’s a Federal wiretap on my Internet account?
———- from Jill Pendergast ofSan Mateo, CA
If your account is tapped, you’ll be able to confirm it if you know what to look for. Be on the lookout for several subtle changes. Has your dial tone been replaced by the sound of an FBI agent belching? Does you telephone service man have the letters ATF on his hat? When you change your password, does someone change it back? Does your E Mail look like something released through the Freedom of Information Act? If so, burn your computer, move to another state, and start over under a pseudonym. The odds are against you, but still, you might shake them if you act early.
If your account is tapped, you’ll be able to confirm it if you know what to look for. Be on the lookout for several subtle changes. Has your dial tone been replaced by the sound of an FBI agent belching? Does you telephone service man have the letters ATF on his hat? When you change your password, does someone change it back? Does your E Mail look like something released through the Freedom of Information Act? If so, burn your computer, move to another state, and start over under a pseudonym. The odds are against you, but still, you might shake them if you act early.