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  • 20 May 2022 | Telecoms, Bribes and South Korea’s President: Part 2
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  • 18 May 2022 | Cities of Gold or the Final Meltdown? Nobody Can Predict the Future of Bitcoin
  • 17 May 2022 | Zimbabwean Government Keeps Crushing Mobile Money
  • 16 May 2022 | Why Massive Political Bias in Email Spam Algorithms Is Problematic for Free Speech More Generally
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  • 12 May 2022 | EU Flirts with Ending Net Neutrality to Squeeze Money for European Telcos from US Big Tech
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> 2016

China Cracks Down on Telecoms Fraud

By Eric Priezkalns 30 Dec 2016 Risk, Fraud & Security

Anyone committing telecoms fraud in China risks a very long prison sentence.


Vodafone UK Bill Complaints Down But Still High

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Dec 2016 Assurance & Audit

It is two years since Vodafone UK screwed up their billing migration, but customers are still suffering the consequences.


LinkedIn Notices Popularity of WeDo Comic Strip

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Dec 2016 General

The social network wrote about the number of users who like WeDo’s comedic look at RAFM.


The Commsrisk Review of 2016

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Dec 2016 General

2016 was full of upheaval as individuals, telcos and vendors sought to adjust to new business models, new risks and new opportunities. Some succeeded, others struggled.


The Queen Should Tweet

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Dec 2016 General

Even the oldest of monarchs should move with the times.


Ten of the Best, from Ten Years of Blogging

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Dec 2016 General

To celebrate a decade of blogging, here is a gift of ten posts that helped to define our discipline and how we approach it.


DAND: Udacity Data Analyst Nanodegree Project 3

By Michael Lazarou 22 Dec 2016 Education & Conferences

How do you audit the validity, accuracy, completeness, consistency, and uniformity of your data? That is covered by the third module of this online course.


Ericsson Buys German Consultants Allolio&Konrad

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Dec 2016 Assurance & Audit

Ericsson has acquired a firm with a track record in assurance. Will it know how to use the consultants that joined their staff?


UK’s Open Door to Telecoms Fraud; Freedom of Information Update

By David Morrow 20 Dec 2016 Risk, Fraud & Security

Figures from police and prosecutors help to explain why the UK has a serious problem with telco fraud.


More Questions Over Yahoo’s Value Following Biggest Hack Revelation

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Dec 2016 Data & Analytics

The breach of a million Yahoo accounts shows how easy it is to overvalue internet businesses and the data they have acquired.


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RAG RAFMCS Survey Results

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    New Callback Scam Is Based on Misleading Voicemails
    These are great insights and great questions. I don't know the answers, partly because I suspect legislators and regulators increasingly want to create some structural ambiguity about when it is...
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    New Callback Scam Is Based on Misleading Voicemails
    I'm with a major US carrier and I have received a few of these voicemails. What I like about my carrier is that it sends me a SMS with the transcript of the voicemail message. This eliminates all the...

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