1994-02-17 - Pen recorders and phone records

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From: Eric Blossom <eb@mwmax.sr.hp.com>
To: hfinney@shell.portal.com
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From: Eric Blossom <eb@mwmax.sr.hp.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 15:30:52 PST
To: hfinney@shell.portal.com
Subject: Pen recorders and phone records
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> I am confused about the necessity for this if the phone companies routinely
> record this information anyway.  Is this just an archaic and obsolete
> terminology, and what really happens is that the phone company will give
> already-existing phone records to authorized officials?

Hal,  I'm not sure, but a pen register would record all dialing codes
(touch tone), not just those used to make the first leg of the call.
Voicemail, multihop calls, etc come to mind.

Eric Blossom





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