The listeners history of wiretapping in the United States. And professor hochman. Its a history goes back probably a lot further than most people would think. You began the book with the story of dc williams. Whos he . So williams was a stockbroker in the state of california who concocted somewhat elaborate scheme to. Listen to Corporate Communications and, make insider trades based on the intelligence that hed gathered. He turns out to be the First American ever for tapping a wire. And this was in the year 1864. And he was imprisoned or convicted a statute written in the state of california, 1862, which means that the practice of wiretap being and laws against it, prohibitions against it, date back all the way to the age of the telegraph. The age of the civil war. When i discovered this. Eight years ago, i was stunned. I didnt know wiretapping went back that far and the book that ive written traces that history all the way back to the age of the telegraph up until our own digital age
So williams was a stockbroker in the state of california who concocted somewhat elaborate scheme to. Listen to Corporate Communications and, make insider trades based on the intelligence that hed gathered. He turns out to be the First American ever for tapping a wire. And this was in the year 1864. And he was imprisoned or convicted a statute written in the state of california, 1862, which means that the practice of wiretap being and laws against it, prohibitions against it, date back all the way to the age of the telegraph. The age of the civil war. When i discovered this. Eight years ago, i was stunned. I didnt know wiretapping went back that far and the book that ive written traces that history all the way back to the age of the telegraph up until our own digital age today, dc williams was literally tapping a telegraph wire. What does the term wire tapping as we use it today . What does it mean in Todays Society . So americans tend to use the term wiretapping somewhat promiscuously.
So williams was a stockbroker in the state of california who concocted somewhat elaborate scheme to. Listen to Corporate Communications and, make insider trades based on the intelligence that hed gathered. He turns out to be the First American ever for tapping a wire. And this was in the year 1864. And he was imprisoned or convicted a statute written in the state of california, 1862, which means that the practice of wiretap being and laws against it, prohibitions against it, date back all the way to the age of the telegraph. The age of the civil war. When i discovered this. Eight years ago, i was stunned. I didnt know wiretapping went back that far and the book that ive written traces that history all the way back to the age of the telegraph up until our own digital age today, dc williams was literally tapping a telegraph wire. What does the term wire tapping as we use it today . What does it mean in Todays Society . So americans tend to use the term wiretapping somewhat promiscuously.
Stephen thank you so much. Good to have you with us. Please, everybody, first off, everybody at home watching right now, i want to thank everybody in here, out there, all around the world. But if you are just if are you just joining our broadcast already in progress, you may be noticing this. laughter this will all be explained later. laughter for now just enjoy the ride. laughter i know i am. But first, folks, its a great day for america. And i could not be angrier about it. laughter i try getting angrier and i couldnt do it because i started getting happy about how angry i was. laughter and its all because of major news from our war in afghanistan. First were still fighting in afghanistan. laughter who knew that thing was still going. Its like the greys anatomy of war. laughter but this weekend, the conflict grabbed headlines. A u. S. Soldier captured by the taliban five years ago is free and hes coming home. Bowe bergdahl, sergeant United States army. The taliban snatched him while
I know i am. But first, folks, its a great day for america. And i could not be angrier about it. laughter i try getting angrier and i couldnt do it because i started getting happy about how angry i was. laughter and its all because of major news from our war in afghanistan. First were still fighting in afghanistan. laughter who knew that thing was still going. Its like the greys anatomy of war. laughter but this weekend, the conflict grabbed headlines. A u. S. Soldier captured by the taliban five years ago is free and hes coming home. Bowe bergdahl, sergeant United States army. The taliban snatched him while on deployment to eastern afghanistan in 2009. Today he is safe and in u. S. Military hands. Stephen thats right, afghan veteran Bowe Bergdahl is safe unless he needs the Va Health System any time soon. Then, then there will be a bit of a wait. But bergdahls freedom wasnt free. You see obama negotiated bergdahls return for five tlb detainees held at guantanamo. He cant release these