Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., asked the FCC about...
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., asked the FCC about the possibility of criminals and foreign governments intercepting phone calls. He sent FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler a letter Wednesday with several questions, requesting “complete responses” by July 15 (http://1.usa.gov/1m9mavt). Recent reports of…
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network vulnerability are “extremely troubling” and Grayson is “disturbed” the FCC has known of such weaknesses, he said. “Does the FCC have any evidence that IMSI [international mobile subscriber identity] catchers and similar cellular interception technology have been used by private entities or foreign governments to spy on the public, companies, policy makers or members of Congress?” Grayson asked. “Do the FCC’s existing legal authority permit it to force the wireless carriers to upgrade the security of their networks in order to secure their subscribers’ conversations from criminals, private parties or foreign governments using commercially available interception technology?”