BetaBeat

FEDEX PRESENTS
THE PITCH 2
Startup Rundown
Rumour Roundup

Follow @Betabeat

By Jessica Roy 3/19 9:45am

House Proposal Would Require Cell Phone Companies to Keep Logs of Your Sexts

What’s in your inbox? Some risque dirty talk? Maybe a handful of regretful messages about how hammered you were last night? If a law enforcement-backed proposal going before a House subcommittee today gets passed, wireless companies will be one step closer to having to store all of your text messages, sexy or not. Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 12/03/12 1:56pm

Legal Matters

Cops Want Carriers to Hang On to Your Incriminating Old Text Messages

Hey, it’s the 20th anniversary of the invention of text messaging! How shall we celebrate? How about with an attempt by law enforcement agencies to make sure they have access to your old SMS messages, in case they need to issue any search warrants?

CNET reports: Read More

Across the Wire

Dubious Claims

Did Michael Kinsley Invent Gay Marriage?
Victoria's Secret Moves Upstairs After Kylie Bisutti Finds God
Up & Down the Street

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are
Dance

30 Years of Peter Martins: Balanchine’s Successor Has Had His Ups and Downs
Petty Politics

Andrew Cuomo Shares Fred Dicker’s Private Email With All His Competitors