Tag: DMCA

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Unauthorized Cell Phone Unlocking becomes Illegal Starting Today.

Starting January 26, 2013 unlocking cell phone without carrier authorization is illegal under DMCA in the United States. Any handsets purchased before this day can still be unlocked without violating DMCA.

T-Mobile released a statement regarding the issue.

T-Mobile recommends customers contact the device manufacturer or AT&T directly to request the unlock code for their device. Customers would then purchase a SIM card, select a T-Mobile SIM card only Value plan that suits their needs and T-Mobile will help the customer configure their device for its network. T-Mobile offers step-by-step instructions at retail and on the T-Mobile customer support forums online.

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Securing your Wireless Access Point.

There are many reasons why you should secure your Wireless Access Point (WAP). We were informed that an 86 year old woman received a Notice of Copyright Infringement by the ISP for downloading a Pokemon game through BitTorrent. How can an 86 year old woman be downloading Pokemon game through BitTorrent? Upon investigation, the 86 year old woman had an unsecured wireless network which she uses to connect her iPad. It is the likely scenario that an unknown individual was using her wireless network to download the Pokemon game.

Since then the wireless network has been secured with WPA2 encryption.