August 5, 2005

Police get OK to tap text messages

Chicago Police will start intercepting text messages during their investigations now that Gov. Blagojevich has signed a bill expanding state-authorized wiretaps beyond "oral communication." The Chicago-Sun-Times reports.

"Lt. John Rowton of the Chicago Police Narcotics and Gang Investigation Section said the department will dismantle computer software that blocks text messages that are retrieved during state-authorized wiretaps of phones.

The feds already have the capability to intercept text messages, but Illinois law had lagged behind other states such as California and Arizona, Rowton said."

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