How STC Evolved from Reporting Assurance to Finance Assurance
Saudi Arabia’s incumbent operator has taken the lead with developing a previously neglected aspect of business assurance.
Cities of Gold or the Final Meltdown? Nobody Can Predict the Future of Bitcoin
Is it brave or foolish to seek USD1bn to build a Bitcoin City? Risk can be hard to evaluate but there are also downsides to doing nothing.
Zimbabwean Government Keeps Crushing Mobile Money
Mobile services that allow ordinary Zimbabweans to escape inflation by exchanging money into US dollars are being shut down.
Why Massive Political Bias in Email Spam Algorithms Is Problematic for Free Speech More Generally
Academics at North Carolina State University proved Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have biased email filters.
Telecoms, Bribes and South Korea’s President
South Korean operator KT has a history of corruption scandals, reflecting a certain attitude to doing business.
EU Flirts with Ending Net Neutrality to Squeeze Money for European Telcos from US Big Tech
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager echoed telco lobbyists who say over half of all internet traffic leads to just six US firms.
New Callback Scam Is Based on Misleading Voicemails
This fraud will be difficult to detect because it challenges assumptions about how fraudsters work, even though it relies on an old psychological ploy.
US Says No Need for Telcos to Pay $3.3mn Illegal Robocall Penalty If They Cannot Afford It
What is the point of calculating a hefty nominal punishment if it can be neutralized by showing an empty bank statement?
Nigeria Issues RFQ for National Phone Tracking System to ‘Fight Cybercrime and Insecurity’
The national regulator will be able to monitor and block any device with an IMEI.
Concerns Raised about Evidence Gathered by Police Infiltration of Encrypted Crime Networks
High-profile prosecutions in the Balkans may be at risk because evidence obtained from the Sky ECC app may be inadmissible.