US average data rate dropped to 6.5Mbps from 9.6 megabits over last year T-Mobile had the best data rate at 11.2Mbps AT&T rated 8.9Mbps, Verizon 7.6Mbps, and Sprint 4.2Mbps By Mark Prigg UPDATED: 13:22 EST, 21 February 2014 4G data… Read More ›
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AT&T gets paid $10 million/ year by the CIA to give up user data and customers phone logs
Published time: November 07, 2013 16:57 AFP Photo/Etienne Franchi The second-largest telecom country in the United States has been on the Central Intelligence Agency’s payroll to the tune of $10 million a year in exchange for voluntarily handing over… Read More ›
REVEALED: Secret program gives federal agents nearly instant access to BILLIONS of AT&T phone records without a court order
Hemisphere program allows federal agents to access details on rolling database of 4billion calls a day that are process through AT&T switches Secret program in place since 2007 includes records dating back to 1987 Federal agents can issue ‘administrative subpoena’… Read More ›
Hacker’s Appeal Paints Him as Whistle-Blower
By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – A hacker who is serving 3 1/2 years in prison for publicizing an AT&T server security flaw has appealed what he calls a “remarkable and unprecedented” felony conviction. Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer, now… Read More ›
Are all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government?
A former FBI counterterrorism agent claims on CNN that this is the case Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Saturday 4 May 2013 08.22 EDT Former FBI counterterrorism agent Tim Clemente, on CNN, discussing government’s surveillance capabilities Photograph: CNN screegrab The real capabilities… Read More ›
New York Times claims huge attack by Chinese hackers
Stories about wealth of outgoing premier Wen Jiabao appeared to be catalyst for attack, possibly by military, says paper Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 January 2013 01.02 EST Chinese hackers, possibly from the country’s military, hacked the New… Read More ›
After snagging $4.6B contract, Lockheed plans ‘cyber kill chain’ for Global Information Grid
Oct. 22, 2012 – 07:10PM | By DEBRA WERNER SAN FRANCISCO — The Defense Department’s day-to-day operations are linked in a vast, international in-house data communications network called the Global Information Grid. Seven million people — uniformed members of… Read More ›
Moderator Notes (Future Plans)
Since this blogs inception since late July 2012, the NET has been very, very kind. We have linked incredibly well. Been extemely fortunate in not attracting any trolls. As well as being able to hit on articles that are relative… Read More ›
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