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phone hacking

  • 03-09-2012 9:55am
    #1
    annamea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Can a private no be traced by phone company of it hacked into voicemail my daughter hacked into boyfriends voicemail as she suspected he cheated and she is in awful state of worry that he may find out


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  • #2
    Dean_Mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Dean_Mc


    Technically yes,

    If it was asked for in a court of law the number that accessed the voice mail could be recovered. Private number is a feature offered by phone companies to consumers, it in no way restricts access for the telco to query the number.

    Having said that, it would be unlikely that your daughters bf would go as far as to have charges levied against her. It may be an idea to sit down with your daughter and explain that what she did, no matter the reason, is a crime and depending on the party, she could find herself in trouble over it.

    If she thinks her BF is cheating on her, they need to sit down and have a conversation about it, breaking into his personal affects could do a whole lot more damage to the relationship than being adult about it and talking to him.

    Edit For Clarity:

    I worked for a telco for many years.


  • #3
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    I cringe when I hear the phrase "phone hacking".

    By hacked into his phone, you mean she rang his voicemail and either knew or guessed his pin number.

    It depends whether the company in question keep a record of all the numbers that accessed the voicemail service and for how long.

    Its not the sort of thing the boyfriend will be able to find out, if the phone company do keep this information, it could only be released to the guards with a warrant(short of said boyfriend working as an engineer for the same company).

    Whatever you call it, its still invasion of privacy so a nice frank conversation with your daughter, and a suggestion she sit down with the boyfriend and talk about privacy would be a good idea.


  • #4
    annamea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭annamea


    Oh thank you so much I'm really sho led as she such a good kid just gone 18 and usually so clever but this is such a stupid thing to do I can't understand it I'm a real technophope so don't have a clue what she was talkin about. I took her phone off her ad I pay the bill on it she is all mood and hormones when it comes to this boyfriend guess paranoia got better of her have given her serious lecture believe me.


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