Conspiracy/Wiretaps

When many people think of wiretapping, they imagine the CIA, FBI or state police listening in on criminals’ phone conversations in order to build criminal cases against them. While law enforcement agencies do tap into the conversations of criminals in order to disrupt and shut down criminal enterprises, many instances of wiretapping are undertaken by citizens against fellow citizens. In fact, perhaps the most common form of wiretapping is plain old “listening in” to the conversations of loved ones. Maybe a parent wants to find out what a child is up to and listens in on a conversation between the child and a friend. Maybe a spouse wants to find out if her husband is cheating and listens in on his conversations with friends. Is that legal?

It depends.

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