I'm glad you raised that point Daniel. Because, here is the downside to having this on a public mailing list.
ANYONE who has expressed interest in this project, or has stated they will be trying it out, or has purchased equipment from Ettus, will now most probably be very high up on their governments little watch list. Remember, governments have a habit of giving out harsh punishments to the pawns, to try and act as a deterrent. So, here is my advice to anyone looking to get involved in this: - Make sure you have some sort of license to be transmitting, even if its just a CB license. At least you can then argue you were attempting to implement A5/1 on the CB band. - Make sure you have everything (and I do mean everything) on a TrueCrypt drive, with a very very long password (64 chars+). That way, if given the option of either disclosing the password, or facing up to 2 years in jail for failing to provide it, then you get to make a choice, depending on what is actually on the encrypted drive, you know? - Do not, under any circumstances, do any sort of transmit from the USRP or whatever device you are using. This is going to make pinpointing you a lot easier. - If possible, work on the project from a remote location, perhaps even hire a shed in a garden allotment, and do it from there. - If you have a criminal record like I do, then be extremely careful, not only for yourself, but for others in the project too, as we are more likely to attract unwanted attention etc. - If you purchase an Ettus, get a friend to do it, and have it shipped to a completely different address, that is not connected to you. I know it's horrible to have to think about this stuff, because we are only doing it to try and raise awareness. The problem is, courts and judges won't see it like that, and nor will the special services guys in black suits when they come knocking on the door, you know? That's all I can think of right now.. If I've missed anything, then lets hear it :) Cal On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > I would expect the authorities in any country wouldn't be too happy if they > caught on to what you were doing. Moreso they'll probably break the law > themselves, take your equipment, you may even get vanned if doing this in > the US. And it won't be the average traffic cop knocking on your door, more > likely a government goon in a suit. > > One would want to keep something like this very lowkey. > > On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Sylvain Munaut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> > For anyone thinking of getting involved in this project in the UK, you >> might >> > want to review the following document first (Many thanks to DrSpliff for >> > bringing this to my attention): >> > >> http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000023_en_2#pt1-ch1-pb1-l1g1 >> >> > It is unclear whether or not these laws also include possession, or just >> > usage, of such equipment. >> >> What parts is related to "equipement" ? >> >> I see the "act of intercepting" is illegal. But by 2 (2), if you are >> the recipient or sender, then it's not considered interception >> >> >> Sylvain >> _______________________________________________ >> A51 mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.lists.reflextor.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/a51 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > A51 mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lists.reflextor.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/a51 > > -- Cal Leeming Operational Security & Support Team *Out of Hours: *+44 (07534) 971120 | *Support Tickets: * [email protected] *Fax: *+44 (02476) 578987 | *Email: *[email protected] Simplicity Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Registered company number 7143564
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