1994-02-06 - TEMPEST - Electronic eavesdropping

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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 30988d3ce0cfa0aebdf11b8e2e00b76cb91a037b918514e33ad4bd2e550357c5
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UTC Datetime: 1994-02-06 23:16:08 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 6 Feb 94 15:16:08 PST

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From: hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes)
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 94 15:16:08 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: TEMPEST - Electronic eavesdropping
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>In the US it not illegal to posess TEMPEST-surveillance equipment but
>it is illegal to take appropriate counter-measures to prevent 
>surveillance. 

Can we get the urban folklore set clued into this one?

Electromagnetic shielding is not illegal.  On the contrary, in the
USA, the FCC finds shielding highly desirable.

Eric





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