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On 4/29/08 9:42 AM, "James M. Atkinson" <jm..._at_tscm.com> wrote:
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> http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080429p2a00m0na018000c.html
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> Gov't to warn local bodies about cordless phone eavesdropping
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> The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' regional
> information policy office has decided to warn local governments about
> using analog cordless phones after it was learned that people could
> listen in on calls with commercially available receivers.
>
> The move came after a problem was found with analog cordless phones
> used by the city of Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
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> Officials judged there was a possibility that personal information
> could be leaked through people listening in on calls, and they plan
> to warn local governments after the Golden Week series of holidays.
>
> Following reports by the Mainichi, it emerged that such phones were
> being used in every section of the Fukaya Municipal Government,
> including the welfare section.
>
> After realizing that personal information from citizens' family
> registers and resident registration could be obtained by
> eavesdropping on phone calls, the municipal government halted use of
> the phones last Friday.
>
> The city of Toda in Saitama Prefecture also stopped using the phones on
> Monday.
>
> (Mainichi Japan) April 29, 2008
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