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25. I know cordless were not secure. Cordless phones do not use the internet, either.

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #24)

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 07:44 PM

Aug 2013

Nothing is 100%. But it does not take 100%, 100% of the time to be reasonably assured of your communications being private. Just because it can be done, does not mean it is... Or even should be.
To me, it sounds like you are excusing the NSA and their ilk. Also you do not seem understand how the various types of communications work and their differences. I have been in various communications fields since 1966. You?

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