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Blind Whistling Phreaks and the FBI's Historical Reliance on Phone Tap Criminality

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37 years ago Joe Engressia, a blind telephonic hacking pioneer with perfect pitch and a high IQ, seized control over phone systems by whistling dual-tone, multi-frequency pitches into telephone receivers. The FBI viewed Engressia as a real threat. The FBI ran warrantless wiretaps as Hoover saw fit and with the phone company's compliance.
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