> No, it wasn't the FCC. It was the customs service:
>
> http://slashdot.org/articles/00/01/04/2316228.shtml
>
> -Randy Glenn

So, is Ramsey out of business or just paying large fines?  About 9-10 years
ago, the customs people shut down a local business that sold bugging devices
and other assorted "security" devices such as voice scramblers, bug
detectors, etc...  They were charged with smuggling because they imported
much of this stuff.  They didn't do it in any kind of secret or covert
manner, they just ordered the stuff from Asia and in it came.  It really was
nothing but a trumped up charge, since hundreds of other companies were
importing the same stuff.  IIRC the devices were legal to possess at the
time, just not legal to import (smuggle).

Ironic isn't it, since the major cities are installing traffic light spy
cams all over the place.  The locals here have the EZ-tag system for toll
road payment without stopping.  It is a passive device that identifies you
when you pass thru the automatic toll gates.  All around town, the freeways
(non toll roads) have EZ-tag readers installed under the guise of traffic
flow analysis and management.  These devices measure the time it takes for
an EZ-tag to make it from one reader to the next, and then calculating
vehicle speed as well as tracking you around town.  So far they are not
using it to send tickets out, but how long will that last?

michael

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