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Greece’s telecoms regulator has fined the Greek unit of Vodafone (Vodafone Hellas) 19.1 million euros for breaching privacy rules. This isn’t the first time Vodafone has been fined in Greece. Last year, Greek authorities revealed that more than 100 people, including the country’s prime minister, had their mobile phones tapped around the time of the Athens 2004 Olympics. The case became public after Vodafone informed the government of its concerns when it suspected its equipment was being used.
Earlier in December 2006, Greece’s privacy watchdog fined Vodafone Hellas 76 million euros for a “number of infringements attributed to the company”, without giving details. Naturally, the carrier said it would appeal against the decision.
Apparently, calls were relayed to unknown destinations via four mobile phone antennas in central Athens. The bugging stopped when Vodafone Greece discovered the software and removed it from the system.
[Via: Reuters]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
