Telecommunications

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FCC Privacy Rules Gets a Makeover in the U.S. – And It’s Not Pretty

April 20, 2017

The rolling back of the broadband privacy rules set in place by the Obama administration only a short time ago should concern everyone with a stake in privacy. The Trump government has bowed to pressure from ISPs to allow them to in effect gather browsing data from customers – and then monetise that data through on selling it to marketing and advertising companies. In this article, we examine just how we have arrived at this point.

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Data Privacy News

Telco Gives Consumer Privacy Control Over Data

May 11, 2017

Telefónica in Germany has announced a partnership with U.K. firm People.io to power an app through which the telco giant's customers can control some of their data.

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Data Privacy Insights

New Age for Privacy in Mobile Advertising

May 20, 2017

Telcos have their sights set on mining the rich data they gather from customers in order to increase revenues gathered by selling that data to media buyers. However, it’s an approach that they need to consider carefully. Increased regulation and scrutiny by authorities means that they can no longer simply use (or sell) consumer data in any way they see fit.

Data Privacy News

‘Verizon Up’ Will Deliver Rewards and Targeted Ads in Return for Your Privacy

September 19, 2017

New Verizon rewards program will give you coffee, music and rides in exchange for your behavioral data for targeted ads. What's the price for your privacy?

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Data Privacy Insights

Looking Back at the 2017 Repeal of U.S. Broadband Privacy Rules

January 17, 2018

Consumer privacy took a body blow in 2017 when U.S. President Donald Trump signed a repeal of the broadband privacy rules. Increasingly, the complex nature of privacy in the age of the internet is putting the fraught relationship between government, big business and the man on the street to the test.

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Data Privacy News

Can Mobile Carriers Be Trusted with Location Data?

June 28, 2018

Securus data scandal exposes cavalier attitude of location aggregators and mobile carriers towards location data and consumer privacy.

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Cyber Security News

Trust Issues – SIM Swap Scam Sees AT&T Sued for $228.8 Million

August 23, 2018

SIM swap scams are increasingly profitable for criminals with the growing dependence on phone-based authentication and mobile wallets storing cryptocurrencies. Are mobile carriers doing enough to prevent SIM swap fraud?

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Cyber Security News

Huawei Cyber Security to Undergo Major Boost in the Face of Global Criticism

January 24, 2019

Though the company is coming off of its best year ever, Huawei cyber security is set for a big boost in 2019 to allay concerns in Western countries about the security of their hardware.

Cyber Security Insights

5G and the Future of Cybersecurity

April 4, 2019

Since 5G is not simply a faster version of 4G, but rather, an entirely new network architecture, it opens the door to entirely new security models for user privacy, identity management, and threat detection.

Cyber Security News

New UK Report On Huawei Cybersecurity Practices Paints a Dismal Picture

April 11, 2019

Huawei has made “no material progress” on addressing Huawei cybersecurity flaws discovered a year ago. Recent HCSEC study shows Huawei cybersecurity practices are untrustworthy and present high risk to the UK for large 5G network build-outs.