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Carrier IQ humbled, grilled by Feds – Computerworld (blog)

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The Guardian

Carrier IQ humbled, grilled by Feds
Computerworld (blog)
Carrier IQ has been interviewed by the FCC and FTC in the ongoing row over smartphone privacy (or lack of it). The company says it wishes it could turn back time and handle things differently. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers scoff and mock. …
Carrier IQ faces US probeThe Guardian


Carrier IQ meets with FTC and FCC over rumored inquirySlashGear
Carrier IQ faces federal probe into allegations software tracks cellphone dataWashington Post
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Lulzlover Hacked Coalition of Law Enforcement, Data Dumped for 2,400 cops and feds

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There’s been no shortage of OWS video footage and some of the outrageous stunts the cops have pulled, but it caused another Anonymous hacker to lock and load on the police. From a land of cracked hashes, located somewhere over the rainbow tables, comes an AntiSec dump of the “entire member database” from  C.L.E.A.R. Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail. The hacker, Exphin1ty, claimed to be a part…
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Feds Seize 130+ Domain Names in Mass Crackdown (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)

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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Feds Seize 130+ Domain Names in Mass Crackdown  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have resumed “Operation In Our Sites”, the domain name seizing initiative designed to crack down on online piracy and counterfeiting.

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At a Hacker Conference, Plenty of Friendly Feds (Somini Sengupta/Bits)

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Somini Sengupta / Bits:
At a Hacker Conference, Plenty of Friendly Feds  —  LAS VEGAS — Why are the Feds hobnobbing with hackers?  —  Defcon, a convention of computer hackers here, was crawling with federal agents on Friday.  They smiled, shook hands, handed out their business cards, spoke on a panel called …

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