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March 27, 2007 Microsoft is overhauling its Xbox customer service after hackers were able to trick staffers into providing access to gamers' accounts. TAGS: Larry Hryb, Xbox Live, pretexting, Microsoft Xbox, Stephen Toulouse, customer service, account, gamer, credit card, security, Microsoft Corp., games

April 3, 2007 Commission order lists new regulations phone companies must follow to protect subscriber call records, other personal data. TAGS: pretexting, Marc Rotenberg, regulation, telephone company, Verizon Communications, VoIP, rule, security

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. TAGS: pretexting, social security number, telecommunications, Social Security, margin, Qwest Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, mother, record, T-Mobile, CEO, HP, password, security

September 29, 2006 Key players in pretexting probe appear before Congress, expressing regret or taking the Fifth. TAGS: pretexting, Patricia Dunn, Mark Hurd, Week in review, investigation, reader, HP, CEO, security, e-mail

September 8, 2006 Experts say phone companies lag behind other industries in keeping customer information under wraps. TAGS: telecommunications industry, pretexting, telecommunications, Sprint Nextel, AT&T Corp., credit card, HP, security, e-mail

September 30, 2006 In August, outside lawyers said using Social Security numbers to get phone records "more likely than not" violated law. TAGS: Mark Hurd, Patricia Dunn, social security number, Social Security, pretexting, SEC filing, investigation, counsel, HP, lawyer, CEO, security

February 9, 2007 Congress has tried for years to enact spyware regulations and restrictions on Social Security numbers, with no luck so far. TAGS: Rep., social security number, Social Security, bill, regulation, pretexting, spyware, sale, leader, agency, security

December 21, 2006 In 2006, some politicians wanted to push for more privacy and others wanted more surveillance. Neither side won. TAGS: surveillance, NSA, RFID, RFID tag, politician, passport, pretexting, legislation, Bush Administration, Republican, president, security

December 11, 2006 Lawmakers made a lot of noise over MySpace, China and Net neutrality, but tech-related laws were hard to come by. TAGS: H-1B, Net Neutrality, pretexting, lobbyist, law, president, security, HP

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