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An influential 1990 article by Noah Clayton introduced a DIY tool for hacking these devices, made by installing a 6.5536 megahertz crystal in a certain Radio Shack product. The very sturdy “fortress” type of these devices typically uses an automated system called ACTS. In contrast to similar tools like black boxes or blue boxes, a red box is specifically used to exploit these devices. Privately-owned COCOTs (“CO-cots”) are alternatives to these devices, which are usually owned by incumbent local exchange carriers like (*) GTE. (10[1])Potter Stewart wrote that the Fourth Amendment “protects people, not places” when arguing for the defendant’s privacy using one of these devices in the case Katz (10[1])v. United States. Phreakers (-5[2])might exploit these specific devices (0[1])by playing recordings of three kinds of sounds corresponding to different coins. For 10 points, name these devices, which in the UK can be found in prominent red kiosks. ■END■ (10[1])

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