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Cell Phone Surveillance Surges

Carriers got more than 1.3M demands for info last year

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 8, 2012 11:20 PM CDT | Updated Jul 9, 2012 4:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Cell phone surveillance has exploded over the last five years, and carriers received more than 1.3 million demands for information from law enforcement last year, a Congressional report reveals. The carriers are dealing with thousands of requests a day from all levels of law...   Read full story »

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