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PE Obama’s Phone Records Breached By Verizon Employees [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Verizon Wireless today admitted that some of its employees had been looking into President Elect Barack Obama’s cell phone billing records. In a release, the company said: ...
Verizon Employees accessed Barack Obama's Cellphone Account
I4U News —
... he is seen using most of the time. Verizon has all employees who have accessed the account, whether authorized or not, put on immediate leave, with pay. Via this Verizon statement . Compared to the Deutsche Telekom wiretapping scandal in Germany this is nothing. More and more details surface about the extend Deutsche Telekom has wiretapped board members, their family members and journalists. The latest news is that not only mobile phones got wiretapped, but also landlines according to ...
Verizon Wireless: Our employees breached Obama’s cell phone records
Between the Lines —
... Verizon Wireless said that “a number of employees” accessed President-Elect Barack Obama’s cell phone records without authorization. That’s not a great way to introduce yourself to an incoming president. Unfortunately, I’m not surprised. In a statement Verizon said ( ...
Verizon To Obama: Sorry For Looking At Your Cellphone Account (VZ)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... So it's the right move for Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam to apologize in behalf of his company -- and industry -- which is already going to need plenty of Obama's help on regulatory decisions: ...
Verizon employees' unauthorized access to President-Elect Obama's account
Obsessable News Feed —
... Verizon employees have accessed one of President-Elect Barack Obama's cellular accounts without permission. Yesterday, Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell McAdam made the following statement (partially edited): ...
Roundup: A tragedy on Justin.tv, Obama’s cell records improperly accessed and more
VentureBeat —
... Obama’s personal cellphone records hacked — The President-elect’s cell phone account with Verizon Wireless was improperly accessed by some employees. It was simply a regular phone and not a smart phone, so no emails were seen, likely just a list of incoming and outgoing numbers. Verizon has issued an apology and put all the employees involved on immediate leave. ...
Snoop on your phone records? Yes, we can
GMSV —
... tempted to tap into it without justification or authorization, maybe with some personal agenda (checking up on a neighbor or prospective brother-in-law or whatever), maybe, especially in the case of celebrities, out of curiosity. Who knows how much of this goes on undetected or unreported, but it is not without some risk, as a number of Verizon Wireless workers have discovered. In a statement Thursday, CEO Lowell McAdam said the company had caught an undisclosed number of its people doing some private poking around in the calling records of one Barack Obama . “This week,” ...
Verizon admits: some of our employees have accessed Barack Obama’s personal cell phone account without authorization
Unwired View —
... says that all the employees who have accessed Obama’s account were “put on leave”. However, those of them who prove they had legitimate business needs to take a peek at the account will be returned to their positions in the company.
Obviously, Verizon has also publicly apologized to Barack Obama and said that it will keep on working in order not to lose their customers’ trust.
Source: Verizon Wireless
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Obama's Cell Phone Records Accessed, Verizon Admits
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... and other data. "All employees who have accessed the account -- whether authorized or not -- have been put on immediate leave, with pay," McAdam said in a statement . "As the circumstances of each individual employee's access to the account are determined, the company will take appropriate actions. Employees with legitimate business needs for access will be returned to their positions, while employees who have accessed the account improperly and without legitimate business justification will face appropriate disciplinary action." Verizon declined to provide further ...
Verizon Fires Workers Over Obama Cell Phone Breach
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Here’s a perfect example of why some want Barack Obama to give up his Blackberry. Whether or not you agree with that “demand,” hacks like this are a concern. Verizon Wireless informed President-Elect Obama’s transition team on Wednesday of employees hacking into an Obama cell phone account, and Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell McAdam announced the breach in a press release on Thursday. “This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed and viewed President-Elect Barack Obama’s ...
Update: Verizon Employees Snooped on Obama's Cellphone Records
DailyTech Blog Feed —
President-elect's account information compromised Verizon Wireless placed a handful of employees on paid administrative leave last week, on suspicion of improperly peeking at President-Elect Barack Obama’s cell phone records .“This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed and viewed President-Elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account," Verizon Wireless CEO and president Lowell McAdam told reporters in a statement. The phone in question – a personal, voice-only flip phone – ...
Verizon Employees Snooped on Obama's Cellphone Records
DailyTech Blog Feed —
President-elect's account information compromised Verizon Wireless placed a handful of employees on paid administrative leave last week, on suspicion of improperly peeking at President-Elect Barack Obama’s cell phone records .“This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization, accessed and viewed President-Elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account," Verizon Wireless CEO and president Lowell McAdam told reporters in a statement. The phone in question – a personal, voice-only flip phone – ...
Obama Cell Phone Mishap Prompts Leahy Letter
Tech Daily Dose —
... Leahy's letter came on the heels of recent news report that employees of Verizon Wireless improperly "accessed and viewed" the personal cell phone records of President-elect Barack Obama. Even though the individuals involved in the incident have been fired, the larger problem remains, the senator stated. "Cell phone records provide a wealth of sensitive personal data that can be of great use to criminals, and the unauthorized disclosure of these records can further acts of domestic violence and compromise the safety of law enforcement officers and their ...
