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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 2003-07-18
Anonymous
Like who? DishNetwork? They're the only other big player and they're owned by the same company as DTV, no? Hence the monopoly pushing down possible hacker with a heavy thumb. I work for a security company that tests smart cards with cryptographic keys. I also pay for DTV. I've purchased a smar...

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