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A black eye for Xbox customer service
March 27, 2007
Microsoft is overhauling its Xbox customer service after hackers were able to trick staffers into providing access to gamers' accounts.
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FCC imposes rules designed to prevent pretexting
April 3, 2007
Commission order lists new regulations phone companies must follow to protect subscriber call records, other personal data.
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Telecoms feel the pretexting heat
September 26, 2006
As Congress calls telecom CEOs on the carpet, CNET News.com takes a look at how well the phone companies protect your privacy.
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Week in review: HP goes to Washington
September 29, 2006
Key players in pretexting probe appear before Congress, expressing regret or taking the Fifth.
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Security breaches are wake-up calls to phone companies
September 8, 2006
Experts say phone companies lag behind other industries in keeping customer information under wraps.
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HP warned on leak probe's legality
September 30, 2006
In August, outside lawyers said using Social Security numbers to get phone records "more likely than not" violated law.
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Spyware, data privacy bills reappear in House
February 9, 2007
Congress has tried for years to enact spyware regulations and restrictions on Social Security numbers, with no luck so far.
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Year in review: Privacy and surveillance
December 21, 2006
In 2006, some politicians wanted to push for more privacy and others wanted more surveillance. Neither side won.
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Congress and tech: Little to show
December 11, 2006
Lawmakers made a lot of noise over MySpace, China and Net neutrality, but tech-related laws were hard to come by.
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