I'm being phone tapped, help!?

Question

I was talking to my bf who is visiting his grandmother a few hours away. When i asked why he wasn't saying much he told me that his grandmothers daughter who lives down the street is tapping the phone line and prob listening to our convos. I was furious because earlier we had a private convo that I def didn't want anyone to hear. Their tapping the line because their afraid she will talk to another family member and cut them out of the will and they want a heads up. Since it was not my phone being tapped, but my conversation being heard, do i have rights to stop this or prosecute?

As to charlsyeh's response.... you are very presumptuous and rude. I am almost 30 years old, definitely not paranoid, and would appreciate you not responding unless you have something beneficial to add. As to everyone else, thank you for your responses. Just to clarify, the phone that is being tapped is at my bf's grandmothers house. I called her house phone from my cell phone. Her daughter lives very close by and has the phone tapped, the grandmother brainwashed, and video cameras in and outside of her home. The feed has been seen by other members of the family so it's not just speculation.

Answer 1

It is completely legal to tap a phone (police purposes only) because there is no expectation of privacy. Its a federal law. However, if the grandmothers daughter who is living down the road is doing it, it depends. If she has one of those listening devices you can buy, still legal (once again, no expectation of privacy). If she is recording it, it is not. Contact the police.

Answer 2

Whilst I have no idea for sure if your cell is being "tapped" you need to suppose about this moderately. What would anyone what out of your conversations? I mean are you a terrorist or something equally as unhealthy? If not then i'd tremendously doubt that you are being tapped. And fairly any person who used to be tapping into your mobilephone would have to pay plenty of money into the mobilephone calls to be monitored and what no longer...It can be just now not valued at the effort behind it.

Answer 3

You have to prove the calls were and are being tapped.

There is a difference. Tapping a phone while illegal is difficult to prove unless you actually see a person tying into the phone lines.

The proof would be if they TAPED the phone call and you managed to get a hold of the tape.

Cell phones can also be tapped but not as easily as land lines.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

on a similar time as i don't be conscious of for particular in the experience that your telephone is being "tapped" you are able to desire to think of roughly this quite. What could somebody what out of your conversations? I advise are you a terrorist or something the two as undesirable? If not then i could fairly doubt which you're being tapped. and extremely everybody who replaced into tapping into your telephone could could desire to pay a great form of money into the telephone calls to be monitored and what not...that is purely not rather well worth the attempt in the back of it.

Answer 5

There is a device available for $20 or so at most spy shops. You can tie it into either line, personally I'd put it on g'mas line. it takes up very little space, the hook-up is so simple that a 5 yr. old could do it, and it will disconnect the phone it's installed on if ANY 3rd party attempts to cut-in. This device works well to keep your conversations from anyone, even the police if neccessary. I have used them with great resu;ts. Try it you'll like it.

Answer 6

Yes, unless it is a National Security issue, it is illegal to tap a phone. Although the police do it routinely and against the law they cannot use the evidence in court. Call the police and explain your problem and what your bf said. They can check to see if it is true or not.

Answer 7

The grandmother is the one who should press charges.

First, you need proof. Can you prove the phone has been tapped? Do you have proof it is the daughter that is doing it? Can you see yourself testifying in court to this affect?

Answer 8

Either hire a private security consultant to scan your home for any bugs, figure out how to do it yourself, or just use a cell phone outside of the house for any sensitive conversations.

Answer 9

First off is your bf on a cordless phone? If he is it's not taped it being monitored and yes there is a difference. You see older cordless work on the same frequency as some baby monitors. So any neighbor can also listen in if they have a baby monitor. So DO NOT USE A CORDLESS PHONE!!

Answer 10

Not really...that's why they say you cannot say any sensitive information over any telephone.

If they are tapping that other telephone you have no right to do anything. unless they were like stalking you or something.