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Researchers find 17 Google Play apps that bombard users with
Developers employed a variety of tricks to populate Google Play with more than a dozen apps that bombard users with ads, even when the apps weren't being used, researchers said on Tuesday. Among the...
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Patch Windows 10 and Server now because certificate validation
Microsoft's scheduled security update for Windows includes a fix to a potentially dangerous bug that would allow an attacker to spoof a certificate, making it look like it came from a trusted source....
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Ahead of Windows 7's death, you can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free - here's how to get it [telecom]
By Matt Hanson While Microsoft's offer of free Windows 10 upgrades officially expired years ago, there is still a way you can upgrade to the latest opera- ting system in time for Windows 7's End of...
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UK Prime Minister to Huawei Critics: 'What's the Alternative?' [telecom]
The UK government's decision on whether to allow Huawei to operate 'non-core' parts of the country's telecom network is expected within weeks. By Adam Smith UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked...
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Don't trust the US gov't, states tell court in T-Mobile/Sprint
States blast DOJ and FCC as T-Mobile/Sprint merger case nears finish. By Jon Brodkin The United States government approved the T-Mobile/Sprint merger without fully investigating whether the deal's...
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After spending $841,000 last year on receptions and events for Tennessee lawmakers, businesses and groups are ready for 2020 [telecom]
By Andy Sher NASHVILLE - After spending a record-breaking $841,000 last year on receptions and events for Tennessee lawmakers, state business, advocacy and nonprofit groups are ready for Tuesday's...
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Public TV Stations Push FCC to Mandate FirstNet Datacasting Interoperability [telecom]
APTS says AT&T, FirstNet have not been open to 'serious discussions.' By John Eggerton Public TV stations say they have been trying to get FirstNet and the carrier whose network it is running on,...
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New SIM Swap Hacks Highlight Carriers' Wobbly Security [telecom]
By Martha Degrasse Several new studies have found that hackers can convince wireless carriers' customer service agents to port legitimate phone numbers to bogus accounts -- a practice that can then...
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US Administration told "hands off our networks." It's the law! [telecom]
By Ian Scales Remember that weird incident last year when it was reported that Trump appeared to be mulling the possibility of somehow bringing the US 5G effort under government control in the...
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Telcos issue reference architecture for blockchain settlement system [telecom]
Telcos issue reference architecture for blockchain settlement system The members of the Communications Business Automation Network (CBAN), a project initiated by the ITW Global Leaders' Forum in 2018,...
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Alarming tests from Princeton reveal five of the largest US carriers are not following authentication protocols [telecom]
By Stacy Liberatore The five largest US carriers are not protecting customers from SIM-swap attacks, according to a new study. Researchers at Princeton University contacted AT&T, T-Mobile, Tracfone,...
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Cut fiber optic cable briefly disrupts Gig Harbor, WA 911 service amid broader internet outages [telecom]
By Paul Roberts A cut fiber optic cable was being blamed for one of a series of internet outages Friday that briefly interrupted 911 services in Gig Harbor and created internet problems in parts of...
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CenturyLink to pay back $8.9M to Minnesota customers [telecom]
By Stephen Montemayor CenturyLink, the nation's third-largest telecom company, has agreed to pay $8.9 million to tens of thousands of customers in Minnesota who were allegedly overcharged, state...
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Bossier City, LA emergency services now working for AT&T users [telecom]
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - AT&T phone customers are now able to directly call emergency dispatch offices. The issue has been remedied by the phone service provider.
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Telephone ads 100 years ago [telecom]
100 years ago AT&T ran an extolling their maintenance: (right side) The Automatic Electric Co. ran ad touting its P-A-X systems. In addition to basic communication, their system also offered code...
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