From: gtoal@an-teallach.com (Graham Toal)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 93 06:05:18 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Beepers can also be used to track you down!
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In article <9308131915.AA12203@nebula.lrcs.loral.com> koontzd@lrcs.loral.com writes:
 > As far as local detection, I understand that in Britain vans go around
 > with sniffing gear looking for IF freqs to find unlicensed TVs.

Errr... yes, and they have about 4 vans for the whole country - the
rest are dummies, accompanied by high-profile advertising campaigns
to scare people into paying for a licence before they're caught.

G
(Not folklore; fact - and I saw one of the real vans at the BBC
Research Centre at Kingswood Warren when I worked there on a contract
once.  *Very* expensive equipment.)
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