[HangnJudge]

Also on SlashDot
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/01/08/069204/leaked-memo-says-
Various Mobile Phone Providers have been quietly giving backdoor access to communications for years.

[HangnJudge]

Paging Swordmaker,
I do not know our resident RIM and Nokia experts...

[HangnJudge]

Similar issues...
Carrier IQ, Echelon, Bluecoat, and Amesys

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_IQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echelon_(signals_intelligence)

http://reflets.info/bluecoats-role-in-syrian-censorship-and-nationwide-monitoring-system/

http://vipphonecell.com/cell-phones/wikileaks-files-expose-surveillance-industrial-complex/

[moovova]

We're are of very gladness to be hacking of your comm services. How are we to be of excellent hacking assistance for you today.

[Swordmaker]

Someone is surprised that government security agencies have backdoors into computers and telecommunications devices—Didn't the Red Chinese REQUIRE Microsoft to provide ALL of the source code of Windows to them? Yup, sure did! PING!

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