Proxies on POTS

[Peter Fairbrother]

Ian G Batten wrote:

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> On 28 May 2006, at 16:32, Richard Clayton wrote:
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>> Proxies work on the Plain Old Telephone System as well :)
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>> Given that the Home Office line is that "you'll know if data retention
>> applies to you -- and if not then don't bother about it", it will be
>> interesting to see how far their net is actually cast...
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> Very interesting.  One wonders quite what obligation is placed upon
> 118XXX operators to engage in data retention (they're not, after all,
> ISPs or PATSen).    And even if they did retain data, I wonder what
> they've got?  Could they tie inbound calls to outbound calls?  And
> what happens if you dial from a call box, or with number withheld,
> and ask to be put through?

When I went to Spain some years ago my mobile would only allow me to call UK
numbers - so when I had to call a Spanish number I'd call a the uk number of
one of the "cheap phone call" phone cards available in shops, and get them
to call the Spanish number.


Use one card to call an Indian cheap call center in India - preferably one
with a human operator - who connect back to a UK number using another card,
and it's going to be pretty hard to trace.

Probably cost about 20p per minute - a good bit less than hospital phone
boxes or using a credit card in a public phone then.

Of course if you simply call from a phone box ...


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Peter Fairbrother