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Cops asked wireless carriers for over 1.1 million customer cellphone records in 2012

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Wireless carriers told Senator Edward Markey that they received 1.1 million requests for cell phone data information from law enforcement agencies in 2012. The number may appear to be less than the 1.3 million total requests for 2011, but don’t get excited; giving you a comparable answer is not possible, since Sprint – the third largest carrier in the U.S. – chose to give a sneaky answer instead of…
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MOFA downplays security measure connection to cellphone spy claim – China Post

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MOFA downplays security measure connection to cellphone spy claim
China Post
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday defended its counter-espionage efforts, following claims that it launched a new security measure after discovering that Chinese hackers had gained access to the cellphones of a senior …

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Carrier IQ faces federal probe into allegations software tracks cellphone data – Washington Post

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Carrier IQ faces federal probe into allegations software tracks cellphone data
Washington Post
Federal investigators are probing allegations that Carrier IQ software found on about 150 million cellphones tracked user activity and sent the information to cellphone companies without informing consumers, according to government officials. …
Carrier IQ exec says company has learned lessonsCNET


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Tech Talk: Cell-phone viruses, fact or fiction – Reporter

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Now it should be very obvious that if the cell phone is a computer then it stands to reason that … I was shocked to find that there are a tremendous amount of viruses designed specifically to attack a cell phone. Yet, I personally have not encountered …
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