Telephone tapping in the Eastern Bloc

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Telephone tapping in the countries of the Eastern Bloc was a widespread method of the total surveillance of the population by the secret police.

In some countries, this was open and legal. During martial law in Poland, official censorship was introduced, including open phone tapping. For example, the Polish comedy film Rozmowa kontrolowana capitalizes on this fact. The title is translated as "The talk is being monitored", a pre-recorded phrase a person repeatedly heard during a phone conversation. In fact, the Polish secret police didn't have resources to monitor all conversations, despite the introduction of the new censorship division.[1]

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  1. ^ Martial Law in Poland (Polish)
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