Activists File Privacy Complaints Over Apple’s User Tracking Codes
Apple’s identifier for advertisers (IDFA) may have violated the EU rules that also require user consent for non-essential cookies.
Why Call Spoofing Will Not Be Stopped by Digital Signatures
The CEO of the AB Handshake Corporation responds to inaccurate claims by a competitor to her anti-fraud solution.
All UK Mobile Operators Offer Anti-Fraud API That Confirms If Phone Numbers Belong to Users
The Number Verify product checks if a phone number submitted via a web form matches the number of the device being used.
Should Telcos Use Data to Recommend Better Deals to Existing Customers?
Giving advice about the best tariff for a subscriber might also encourage customers to act on other recommendations.
Police Seize Servers and Block Website of Pirates Who Sold 20,000 Streaming Multimedia Devices
EUR1.9mn was made by pirates using a Swiss company to sell devices that connected to video servers in several European countries.
Zoom ‘Undermined’ Security of Users; Settles with FTC
The video conferencing service often boasted about end-to-end 256-bit encryption which was neither end-to-end nor 256-bit.
Zimbabwe Wants Public Feedback on National RA Regulations by November 20
Zimbabwe intends to implement an RAFM system that will check telco revenues, identify fraud and monitor mobile money.
RAG Wangiri Blockchain: Many Hands Make Insightful Work
The RAG Wangiri Blockchain is the largest telco blockchain collaboration and hence able to deliver new insights into fraud.
$37.5mn Fine for Spoofed Robocall Telemarketers
The FCC issued the penalty to an Arizona business that made 2.3mn spoofed robocalls, but Commissioner Geoffrey Starks noted the poor record for collecting similar fines.
The RAG RAFM Survey: A New Dawn
We finally have a survey that is so large and diverse that it covers leakages, like mobile money fraud, which are usually excluded because they are not relevant to telcos in Western countries.