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Re:Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe by kunai on Monday May 13, 2013 @06:12PM (#5701752)
VOIP is just as easily snooped as regular lines. It's not as easy, but you can do it with the right tools.
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Re:Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe by evan_ on Monday May 13, 2013 @06:25PM (#5701832)
> VOIP is just as easily snooped as regular lines. It's not as easy, but you can do it with the right tools.

Wait, is it just as easy or not as easy?

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Re:Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe by mpyne on Monday May 13, 2013 @06:34PM (#5701875)
The point is that there's no difference when the resources of the government are put to the task.
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Re:Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe by Zikes on Monday May 13, 2013 @06:14PM (#5701762)
Which is the "+Tor" part, which both encrypts the data and obscures the sending and receiving parties.
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