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US Spy Programs Targeting Americans’ Mobile Phones

According to the Wall Street Journal (pay link), the  government (US Marshals Service) is flying “dirtboxes” in small airplanes to capture the signals from your cell phone.  Basically, a dirtbox is a self contained cell tower with a strong signal.  Since your cell phone will connect to the strongest signal, if the dirtbox winds up […]

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There Will Be A Lot Of Battles – Unfortunately, Some Will Be Lost

An article in American Banker talks about the fight that all the banks are fighting right now. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says the bank plans to double its $250 million annual computer security budget within the next five years. I think Chase understands the problem;  Dimon said “It’s about firewall protection, it’s about […]

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Marriott Fined $600,000 by FCC For Messing With People’s Personal Wi-Fi Hotspots

According to an article on CNN.com and other places, the FCC has fined Marriott $600,000 for doing what I suspect other properties have been doing also but not (yet) caught at. According to CNN, Marriott, for reasons unknown, decided that they should be allowed to kill visitors Wi-Fi hot spots that were not connected to […]

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