:On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:27:03 -0800, John Larkin wrote: : :> On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:23:46 GMT, _ :> wrote: :> :>>On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:16:33 -0800, John Larkin wrote: :>>
:>>> On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:08:08 GMT, Paul B wrote: :>>> :>>>>I'm in the UK. :>>>>
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:>>>>Can anyone help? I'm looking for a device I can attach to my ordinary :>>>>landline (Virgin Media) which closes a switch when the line is in use. :>>>>
:>>>>Has anyone seen such a device on sale? :>>>>Alternativly, maybe someone knows a circuit to make one? :>>>>
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:>>>>This is to activate a tape recorder when I make or receive calls. :>>> :>>> Do you guys still have analog service, or is it ISDN? :>>> :>>> And what you suggest may be illegal from several aspects, and may not :>>> be nice. Who are you proposing to snoop? :>>> :>>
:>>UK law permits the recording of a telephone call without notification of :>>the other party by individuals. :> :> :> How about not notifying either party? :> :> John : :Perhaps you missed this part: : :>>>>...when I make or receive calls.
This ofcom FAQ outolines the general rules applying in the UK.
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