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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
Anonymous
Nice article. Well written and accurate. There aren't many written like that anymore. Most writers just take a press release and reword a little.

These suits are an example of carpetbombing to get rid of a few bugs. No investigation was EVER performed before sending the letters out. They can't prov...

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