Monthly Archives: April, 2018
RAG Overload: The Conference That Changed Everything
Commsrisk will spend this week elaborating on the services and tools launched at the Risk & Assurance Group's biggest event yet.
Book Review: Copyright and Information Privacy
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By examining file-sharing rights in the USA, Canada and Italy, the author highlights how judges influence the balance between copyright and privacy.
5 Debt Collection Challenges
WeDo's white paper discusses ways to make the process of collecting payment more efficient and effective.
Fight Between ICANN and GDPR Reveals Flaws on Both Sides
A philosophical clash between the US and EU offers increased privacy for some at the cost of greater risk for most of us.
Big Talk, Little Innovation in Revenue Assurance
RA vendors should do more to develop solutions that use sophisticated techniques like machine learning and predictive analytics.
Do Not Call Registers: A Gift for Fraudsters?
Academics found their honeypot received a string of calls from a spammer who had obviously targeted numbers on the UK's do not call (DNC) register.
RAFM Firms Named in Stratecast ‘Top 10 to Watch’
WeDo, Sandvine and Veriflow were identified as innovative providers of operations, orchestration, data analytics and monetization solutions for telcos.
German Court Says Google Cannot Hide Behind Algorithms
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A former prisoner complained when a Google search yielded the description of another prisoner who was a sex offender.
Social Media Tax in Uganda
Telcos will face additional pricing headaches as the Ugandan government imposes a tax on social media users of 200 shillings (roughly 5 US cents) per day.
TMF Publishes RA Survey Results
This new revenue assurance report presents similar results to those given by previous TM Forum surveys.
Luke Taylor Interview: Why We Need a New Awards Body
Industry awards are broken. Luke Taylor wants to do something about it, and he told me why.
Clean Energy, Dirty Government Mentality
African telcos could save money and protect the environment by using renewable energy sources for remote sites, but this may not suit state-run energy suppliers.
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