An attorney in Washington State made a disastrous error that was not covered when he went to law school. He had a client in his office who was having a dispute about child custody. The attorney turned on his speakerphone and put a call through to the attorney representing the man's wife. Since no one answered, he left a brief message after the beep.
The attorney then continued his conversation with his client,
unaware that he had not disconnected the speakerphone. In the conversation that followed, his client admitted that he'd had a tap put on his wife's telephone.
The recording at the far end made its way to the FBI. The result to the lawyer's client was two months in jail, five year's probation, and a $21,138 fine.
And the attorney? Nothing. There are no laws against stupidity. (From
How to Be Invisible, St. Martin's Press.)
Labels: how to be invisible, privacy dangers, speakerphones, telephone taps
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 9:48 AM
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