“Depending on the stake that Sprint attempts to buy, the deal could be worth more than $20 billion. While Sprint is still looking into regulatory concerns, a bid could potentially come as early as the first half of 2014.”
AT&T CEO knows device subsidies are going the way of the dodo
“AT&T knows that it can’t keep providing subsidized devices to customers forever. Speaking at an investor conference in New York, CEO of AT&T Randall Stephenson explained that with smartphone adoption at 75 percent and rising, the cost of offering devices on subsidies just isn’t financially viable.”
Federal Agency Still Uses Floppy Disks
“The Federal Register, the daily journal of the United States government, still uses floppy disks to carry out important tasks, including the transfer of the text of executive orders, proposed rule changes, and presidential proclamations. Yes, floppy disks.”
NSA defends global cellphone tracking as legal
“WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency on Friday said its tracking of cellphones overseas is legally authorized under a sweeping U.S. presidential order. The distinction means the extraordinary surveillance program is not overseen by a secretive U.S.”
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The NSA Reads Your Google Cookies to See if It Should Hack You
“The Washington Post is reporting that the NSA has a simple way to work out if you’re worth hacking or not: it just reads your Google cookies. Leaked slides from an internal presentation reveal that the NSA use the cookies and location data from Google to pinpoint targets for government hacking.”
FBI uses malware to spy on suspects, but it doesn’t always work
“The FBI has an elite hacker team that uses malware to spy on suspects and even secretly turn on users’ webcams. This sort of state-sponsored hacking has raised alarm among privacy advocates. But despite fears of a Big Brother police state, the FBI’s hacking team is nowhere near all-knowing.”
NSA reportedly leveraging Google cookies and leaked mobile location data to identify hacking targets
“You know those cookies web services use to track your history and serve up personalized ads? It appears that the government is using them too.”
Verizon tries to sweep NSA disclosure proposal under the rug
“Last week, AT&T sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission saying that it will not disclose information about how it shares private data with the NSA.”