There are some phone taps that are not
true taps at all. They are more like bugs
that only allow you to listen to one end
of the conversation. While one end can
be very useful, the fact is that it can
also be very incomplete, leaving a lot
of things to conjecture. The most effective
phone taps allow you to listen to both
ends of the conversation so that you can
get as much context from the conversation
as possible.
Usually hard taps, soft taps, and advanced
cell phone bugs are the phone taps that
can allow you to listen to both sides
of the conversation. These are taps that
get you "into the system," so to speak,
so that you are in the middle of the communication.
The best and most advanced taps are not
noticeable by the parties being listened
to, and so the eavesdropper can hear whatever
needs to be heard without letting the
others know she or he is there.
Hard phone taps are those that make use
of an actual physical line. They consist
of a secondary line hooked into the primary
line and then bridged to another location.
The person listening can be at the location
of the tap, or they can use a "slave"
to send a transmission. This type of phone
tap is extremely difficult to detect,
as it is hardwired and usually at a location
away from the phone, so sweeping the room
for bugs will not be effective.
Soft phone taps are those that take place
inside the software of the phone company.
The listener gains access to the digital
network by hacking in or receiving permission.
Most phone companies today now incorporate
digital lines into their service, even
if the person has a land line. This means
that the listener only needs to know which
line is associated with the conversation
he or she would like to listen to. These
are relatively easy to find if someone
knows how to look in the software, but
virtually undetectable to the parties
having the conversations.
Cell phone taps are another matter altogether.
They make use of a special cell phone
that allows you to dial a secret number
to activate the phone for listening. The
user is usually unsuspecting and has no
idea you are listening to the conversation
when you use cell phone taps.
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This article is about: Phone Taps.
This article was posted on December
06, 2005
