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<p>The Washington Supreme Court ruled last week that the mother violated the kid’s privacy by eavesdropping on her daughter’s conversation. </p>

<p>“I don’t think the state should be … encouraging parents … to eavesdrop on their children,” said Douglas Klunder, an ACLU attorney. He suggested that Carmen Dixon could have controlled her teenager better “by restricting the use of the phone.” </p>

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<p>Before you make assumptions about the case, you might want to read why the law was interpreted in this way:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sanjuanislander.com/county/prosecutor/privacy.shtml[/url]”>http://www.sanjuanislander.com/county/prosecutor/privacy.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Basically, because Washington law requires that ALL parties give consent to listening and does not make explicit exception for parental listening, the court declined to <em>expand</em> the law provide a parental exception.</p>