Taliban tapping into British cell phones

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) — British soldiers in Afghanistan have been barred from using cell phones because the Taliban have been tapping into them and making prank calls to their families.

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Intelligence agents said that much of the tapping is being done in Pakistan and said that the Taliban may be getting help from Iran with telephone intercepts.

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Italian GSM provider warns: too many wiretaps

The Italian mobile operator TIM, one of the largest mobile phone companies in Italy has issued a unique warning that the number of wiretaps has reached the limit. In a fax sent to all Italian public prosecutors they say that they have already over-stretched their capacity from 5.000 to 7.000 simultaneously intercepted mobile phones. New requests now have to be processed on a ‘first come first serve’ basis, they write.

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Not so Smart: Denying capability to wiretap GSM phones

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What TXTPower is justified to rant about is the manner by which the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines wiretapped these two officials purportedly with assistance from moles inside Smart Communications. Doble’s statements betray the inability of at least one telco to jealously guard the privacy of its subscribers.

Smart expectedly denied any role in the Hello Garci wiretapping.

Smart says it cannot fathom how wiretapping could be done. Such explanation is stupid and insults the public.

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