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DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-07-17

In recent months the satellite TV giant has filed nearly 9,000 federal lawsuits against people who've purchased signal piracy devices. But some of those devices have legitimate uses, and innocent computer geeks are getting caught in the crackdown.

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DirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies 2003-07-17
John Reeher
As a techie who once concidered exploring the use of smart cards to secure medical records before the release of HIPPA, I am APPALLED at this article. I am glad now that I didn't. I am a security professional and work to secure private information and it's unfathomable to me that I could be harras...

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