Like Clockwork -- Operators Spin Own Info Leak As A Government Problem
from the say-what-now? dept
Last night we posted the story of someone being able to obtain the mobile phone records of a national figure -- while noting that the outrage seemed misdirected. The complaint was about why the government isn't doing anything about this. As we've pointed out in the past, the sharing of this information is already illegal. The real question is how come the mobile operators are letting this info out in the first place. However, the operators obviously don't want this to reflect poorly on them, so they quickly trotted out head lobbyist Steve Largent to build on the original outrage... towards the government. He complains that it's the government's fault: "We urge the appropriate government authorities to take action necessary." Basically, he's urging them to clean up the mess the operators made themselves by not protecting this info in the first place. Of course, what makes this even more silly, is that this is the same industry that always complains that they should be allowed to self-regulate, while keeping the government out. So, now, when it's clearly a problem created by the operators being unable to protect their own customer's data, they go running to the government to save them?
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Steve Largent NFL Hall of Famer?
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So kick 'em in the crotch
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Standard of care
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Spectrum analyzer...
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Re: Spectrum analyzer...
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Of course, it's the gov't's responsibility!
The only thing that gives me comfort is the knowledge that this administration and majority party are fiscal conservatives in favor of smaller government. It gives me the peace of mind I need to sleep at night, knowing that the GOP has successfully reduced government regulation, freeing up valuable resources to fight the war on terrorism - can you imagine the manpower required to listen to all those warrantless wiretap tapes? I shudder to think what could have happened if it had gone the other way in 2000 - why, we might be handing out free condoms and medical marijuana and you just know homosexuals would be getting married right and left!
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Re: Steve Largent NFL Hall of Famer?
But that's the thing - it doesn't count unless the ref spots it and tosses a flag!
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Re: Spectrum analyzer...
Anyone who has used a Cushman knows what he meant - and knows that it was possible to listen in. I did it many times back in the analog days.
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Re: Spectrum analyzer...
You either "encode" or "decode", there is no such thing as unencode!
I hope this clears up the matter for you.
Analog Roam
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Re: Spectrum analyzer...
"Please wiki 'wisdom' and maybe you can find some."
You should try your own advice. The individual was commenting on the assertion being that one could "talk" to the cell phone by way of a spectrum analyzer as well as listen.
Reading comprehension is a good thing, you should try it.
AR
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and you know what the fuck is up? i just deleted the whole wikipedia page on spectrum analyzers. so take that u dumb mother fuckers!!!! maybe this will shut u dumbasses up!! the stupid shit that's been pouring out of your anuses/mouths is fucking disgusting and needs to be flushed down the goddamn toilet!! that does NOT mean your hands, morons!! the TOILET!!
george bush is fucking spying on us and u dumbasses are worrying about this fucking "information leak"??? get ur fucking priorities right, bitches!!! crawl out of ur little computer shells that maybe includes a stapler! ur liberties r getting fucked in the ass by george bush and ur standing there like, oh yeah, we like that, oh yeah!!! fuck u dumbasses!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Anonymous Coward
Ps George Bush is an idiot. That is a fact.
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No reply needed.
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the fact that they let you have access to the net (indeed society at large) makes me weep for human nature.
you mother must be so proud..why don't you go upstairs now and hug her
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Re: Of course, it's the gov't's responsibility!
You forgot your sarcasm tag.
Because the reality is under the GOP, government spending has increased. Borrow and Spend - The GOP.
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