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US sues Sprint over company’s wiretap expenses

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal officials filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that Sprint Communications Inc. overbilled government agencies $21 million for wiretap services. The lawsuit filed federal court...

US judge mulls sending phone hacking case to UK

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge in Los Angeles suggested Monday that Great Britain would be the proper place for a Hollywood stuntwoman to pursue a lawsuit against News Corp. and related companies...

White House nears decision to support FBI’s wiretap proposal

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 According to the Times, the FBI’s original idea was to mandate all internet communications services to build a backdoor for online wiretaps. FBI modified the proposal to focus only on companies...