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Data Crunchers Ask New Yorkers: How Are the Police Doing? [telecom]
CompStat will send New Yorkers questions on their smartphones to see if they feel safe, if they trust the police and if they are confident in the department. By Al Baker It was a policing invention...
 
Comcast, Plume, and the next step for ISP Wi-Fi [telecom]
Comcast, Plume, and the next step for ISP Wi-Fi Broadband ISPs have been painted into a corner for a long time when it comes to Wi-Fi. If you're a broadband ISP and you don't offer Wi-Fi, hordes of...
 
The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse than anyone thought [telecom]
A remote hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips for seven years was more severe than many people imagined, because it allowed hackers to remotely gain administrative control over huge fleets of...
 
Sextortion suspect must unlock her seized iPhone, judge rules [telecom]
Sextortion suspect must unlock her seized iPhone, judge rules A Miami-Dade county judge has ruled that two defendants in a sextortion case must provide police with the passwords to their respective...
 
Thieves drain 2fa-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 routing protocol [telecom]
*Moderators note: "2fa" means "Two factor authentication".* Thieves drain 2fa-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 routing protocol The same weakness could be used to eavesdrop on calls and track...
 
How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data [telecom]
How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data Most free online services will probably cost you some personal information, but a few simple tips can help stem the tide. In the real world,...
 
Justice Department opens criminal probe into Uber [telecom]
Justice Department opens criminal probe into Uber The ride-hailing company has acknowledged its use of "Greyball" software and said in March that it would stop using it to thwart regulators in cities...
 
Manhattan gets a new 332 area code - here's why [telecom]
CNN reported that the borough is getting a new area code in the coming weeks. Now, 332 is joining 212, 917, and 646. Demand for phone numbers has grown in large part thanks to wireless phones,...
 
The Phones We Love Too Much [telecom]
If you had to make a choice, would you choose your phone or your partner? Don't answer that. We have an intimate relationship with our phones. We sleep with them, eat with them and carry them in our...
 
FBI allays some critics with first use of new mass-hacking warrant [telecom]
FBI allays some critics with first use of new mass-hacking warrant By Aliya Sternstein Mass hacking seems to be all the rage currently. A vigilante hacker apparently slipped secure code into...
 
Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them [telecom]
Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them Hajime battles with Mirai for control over the Internet of poorly secured things. By Dan Goodin Mirai, the botnet that threatened...
 
Think Pittsburgh drivers are bad? Turns out they're the worst [telecom]
Think Pittsburgh drivers are bad? Turns out they're the worst By Ed Blazina / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This is one category where Pittsburghers didn't want to be tied with New York City residents:...
 
[telecom] cellular telco region with lowest "911" and other gov't fees?
Given the increasing use of "two factor authorization" which sends a "good for five minutes" password via sms text to your phone, plus lots of other reasons to have a textable cell phone that's NOT my...
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FCC Chair Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II [telecom]
FCC Chair Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II net neutrality rules Vote to begin net neutrality rollback scheduled for May 18. By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 4/26/2017 The Federal...
 
F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules [telecom]
F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday outlined a sweeping plan to loosen the government's...