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I would think that the snoopers at GCHQ can easily eaves drop on anyone
as they'll have all the equipment and power to do so. No one's safe!
As for TV detector vans, well that gets me going.

[snip]

"We have a range of detection tools at our disposal in our vans. Some
aspects of the equipment have been developed in such secrecy that engineers
working on specific detection methods work in isolation - so not even they
know how the other detection methods work. This gives us the best chance of
catching licence evaders."

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/informa...tectorvans.jsp

At least there's TV licence discount for the blind:

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/blind.jsp


I can't picture an American government licensing TVs or radios. The picture
isn't completely clear, however. My state supports free speech by not
imposing a sales tax on newspapers, but there are special monthly taxes
(fees, charges -- whatever they like to call them) on phones.

Frank Dresser