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Published: 17.05.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Phone Taps', 1.
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Do you ever get the feeling that someone other that the person you are talking to on phone is listing? Sometimes there is. Today I am going to tell you about phone taps. I am going to tell you what they are, how to make one, what kinds there are, and how to find one.
First of all, a phone tap is a device that either records or broadcasts your telephone conversation with two parties. A bug works by sending or recording the sound waves sent through the phone cord made by sounds that have be sent through the phones own microphone. But why would someone want to tap your phone? Someone might want to tap you phone to find out personal information, or some large companies tap competing companies phones to find out what their next big product is. After all, it isn't that hard to tap someone's phone. …

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