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The end of year period of reflection is in full swing, and since I have already shared the year's top stories on ZDNet Mobile News, a few stories this year are my personal favorites. Some of the topics on my list of favorites are recurring stories that just won't go away, while others have personal angles. This year I have been warning readers that carriers in the U. S. are set to crack down on those who use smartphone data plans to provide connectivity for laptops and tablets without paying the extra monthly fee. The act of tethering is a growing phenomenon as more folks discover the practice, and how easy it is to bypass the carrier's terms of service and avoid the fee. I have been clear that I believe the carriers will not allow tethering to continue, as it directly affects the bottom line. Over the year we've seen this crackdown begin, with customers receiving warnings from carriers that they have been detected tethering their smartphone, and detailing what bad things will happen if they continue. The tethering police are coming, unroot your phones I told you the tethering police were coming, and now they are here Forget the tethering police, the rooting police are here, led by Google Verizon tethering police reach into your phone and disable the hotspot
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