Cell phone companies see spike in surveillance requests
Reuters
Requests for cell phone records top 1.3 mln last yr* Markey says concerned
privacy ignored* Carriers staff dozens to handle requestsBy Jasmin
MelvinWASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - Cell phone carriers.
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Nokia Lumia phones to expand to Verizon
CNET
Verizon Wireless will join AT&T and T-Mobile as the next Lumia carrier in
the U.S., says a Nokia VP. Read this blog post by Lance Whitney on Internet
& Media.
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Mobile-Phone Surveillance by Police Targets Millions Annually
Wired News (blog)
Mobile carriers responded to a staggering 1.3 million law enforcement
requests last year for subscriber information, including text messages and
phone location data, according to data provided to Congress.The companies
said they were working around the ...
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Cell Phone Companies Cough Up Data To Law Enforcement Hundreds and ...
Forbes
A first ever report of how often cell carriers are asked to provide data to
law enforcement contains some shocking numbers.
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Your Cell Phone Is Under More Surveillance Than Ever
Gizmodo
United States law enforcement agencies are requesting user information such
as "text messages, caller locations and other information" at an alarming
rate—at least 1.3 million requests last year alone—according to
cellular carriers.
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Verizon Nokia Windows Phones plus PureView Lumias "very soon"
SlashGear
Nokia may not be in quite as much trouble as RIM, but the company is still
facing difficulties in the current smartphone climate. Richard Kerris, VP
of.
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Cell Phone Companies Reveal Record Number Of Law Enforcement Requests
TPM
U.S. cell phone carrier companies — including giants Verizon, AT&T and
Sprint — received over 1.3 million separate requests for customer data by
law enforcement, according to letters sent by the companies to Congress.
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Law Enforcement Requested 1.3 Million Cell Phone Records in 2011
DCist.com
Law enforcement agencies' requests for customer information from mobile
phone carriers reached at least 1.3 million in 2011. A Congressional
inquiry found a staggering increase in the amount of cellphone surveillance
conducted over the last five years ...
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Nokia Designers Hope Color, Simplicity Can Woo Back Customers
Forbes
Nokia's latest smartphones may be chasing the ubiquity of iPhones and
Androids, but the Finnish phone maker hopes that vivid colors, simple form
factor and the "instinctive" user interface on its latest Lumia range
will help claw back thinning margins ...
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Reverse Cell Phone Lookup Service Provider is Helping Mobile Phone Users
to ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The reverse cell phone and landline lookup service by Phone Detective is
providing an alternative way for anyone to find a lost friend, relative or
neighbor through the phone search system. An old landline or cell number
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