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Feds Have a High-Speed Backdoor Into Wireless Carrier

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-the-better-to-snoop-with dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An unnamed U.S. wireless carrier maintains an unfiltered, unmonitored DS-3 line from its internal network to a facility in Quantico, Virginia, according to Babak Pasdar, a computer security consultant who did work for the company in 2003. Customer voice calls, billing records, location information and data traffic are all allegedly exposed. A similar claim was leveled against Verizon Wireless in a 2006 lawsuit."

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  1. everyones an expert by zebra987 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I love how everyone on slashdot is an expert. Everyone on Slashdot has setup private circuits from government agencies to telecommuncations companies, and do it fulltime. The fact that a noted security professional has seen unfettered access to a communications carrier is news. Congress thinks so. But I am glad I share slashdot with other people who know everything about everything.

  2. Re:Opposition? You've been deceived... by bendodge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The current crop of Republicans are just go-slow Democrats. They are all socialist in the end. The only exception I know of is Ron Paul. We simply must elect him.

    (I'm wasting some mod points I used on this article, but I think it's important enough.)

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    The government can't save you.
  3. Re:CALEA by sgt_doom · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    In short, I think this story is B.S.

    Right, poster chill, with the US intelligence organizations having been majority privatized, and the US election system having been completely privatized, and the two now owned by the same corporate entities answerable to the Pentagon, of course everything is BS....

    Exactly what segment of your cortex DOES function, BTW???

  4. Re:Read it again, you're still not getting it by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As to "straw men", I think you need to look that one up so you don't incorrectly accuse someone of using one again. You DID give an example of an individual abuse, so you're completely wrong. You ignored the man's point about systemic abuse summarized as "problem one" focusing on the point about individual abuse labeled "problem three" and then disputed "problem three" as not applying to systemic abuse. Quite brill! So glad to read your contribution to the discussion.
  5. Re:Read it again, you're still not getting it by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why do you people think that when you get a response it's an invitation to debate? Get outta the kitchen if you can't take the heat.

    It's not hard, why are you having such a hard time? Seems to me that you are the one having a hard time.
    I've never met a practicing solipsist before.
  6. Re:Read it again, you're still not getting it by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're telling me that even a simple correction requires me to engage people like you in debate? Nobody is forcing you to "engage."

    That's a pretty stupid thing to say. Which must be why you said it, and said that.
  7. Re:Read it again, you're still not getting it by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That doesn't even make any sense. I mean if you're going to insult me, call me your dad or something. You said "it" where "it" is: "You're telling me that even a simple correction requires me to engage people like you in debate?"

    You said "that" where "that" is: "That's a pretty stupid thing to say."

    If you felt insulted, it's only by your own words.

    I command you to respond!