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Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 11:19:39 -0500
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Preben Randhol wrote:
> What about when you talk on your phone in your home?

I'm not sure what the status of the law on this is.
But generally, listening to these phone calls requires
physical access to wires, and so requires the consent
of the owners of those wires. Prudent people with secrets
to hide don't speak of them openly in telephone calls.
They certainly don't use cell phones, which broadcast
their signals for all to hear.

> Or peek into your bedroom in evenings/night?

That's why curtains exist.

> Where do you draw the line of privacy?

If I wish something to be private, it's my job to not
do it publicly.

> Another point is that how do you know that such a system isn't abused.

There is no such thing as abuse of public information.
It's like the GPL. If I want to use free software to help
in the making bombs, that's perfectly fine.

> Industrial espionage for example.

As long as the information is publicly available,
that's perfectly fine.