[DanBC]

> 2. Private wiretapping would land you in jail, and required covert access to someone's house, making it riskier to pull off

Or people could just access the pole outside the house, or the cab on the street.

[icedchai]

Back then, I remember listening to people's analog cordless and cell phones with a scanner.

[bcrl]

Oh what damage I can do in this world with a simple Can Wrench.