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On Call: GLAAD backtracks on AT&T

Though AT&T continues to win widespread support from state governors for its $39 billion T-Mobile bid, at least one group from outside the wireless industry thankfully is returning to sanity. This week, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) withdrew its support for the merger after strongly offering it six weeks ago. In a statement issued Wednesday, Acting President …

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Femtocell security flaw puts Vodafone customers at risk of phone tapping

Vodafone customers are at risk of having their phones tapped, according to a warning from group The Hacker’s Choice. The problem apparently lies with Vodafone’s Sure Signal femtocell boxes. These boxes sit in your house, plugged into your Internet connection, acting as a tiny phone tower and quietly boosting your home’s 3G signal to eliminate annoying patches where there’s no …

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