[2015-09-20] AT&T Phone Unlocking Scheme: Decentralization is the Answer

[tyz]

Wireless giant AT&T is suing three former employees for taking part in an illegal phone unlocking scheme. Marc Sapatin, Nguyen Lam, and Kyran Evans may have to face off against AT&T in court for allegedly installing malware on AT&T computer systems to unlock hundreds of thousands of AT&T-supported mobile phones.

http://bitcoinist.net/att-phone-unlocking-scheme-decentralization-answer/

[odolvlobo]

The only mention of Bitcoin is:

These phones would have have decentralized communications software pre-installed, or would connect to a node-based network styled after the Bitcoin network.