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August 16, 2011 06:31 am GMT

BART Shuts Down Cell Service To Thwart Rumored Protests, Gets Actual Protests (And Has To Close Stations)

Screen Shot 2011-08-15 at 7.07.08 PMSince shutting down cell service on Thursday to try to quell rumored protests which never came to fruition, the Bay Area Transit Authority (BART) has had an interesting weekend and Monday.Aside from getting investigated by the FCCas to whether it exceeded its authority in shutting off cellphones, the myBART website has been hacked by collective Anonymous on Sunday, with Anonymous claiming that the hack was motivated by the fact that BART's actions were anti-free speech. The breech exposed identifiable contact information of over 2,000 employees and passengers.

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