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Re:Joint NSA/GCHQ unit hacked SIM card maker, stole just abo... by x0ra on Friday February 20, 2015 @09:27AM (#9080517)
I'm surprised they had to hack it, I would have expected every Government to mandate a copy of these keys long ago in a more "direct" manner.
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Re:Joint NSA/GCHQ unit hacked SIM card maker, stole just abo... by SlipperySlope on Friday February 20, 2015 @11:13AM (#9081007)
Easier to commit the crime and subsequently ask forgiveness from overseers, than to ask permission publicly.
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Re:Joint NSA/GCHQ unit hacked SIM card maker, stole just abo... by x0ra on Friday February 20, 2015 @11:38AM (#9081193)
Government have plenty of way of doing covert thing perfectly legally and covertly, after all, they are writing the rules.
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