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Facebook Is Winning
Facebook has just lost 20 percent of its value, but the factors which prompted that share price correction are making their market position even more dominant.
Why Do Nigerians Complain about Billing so Much?
Billing is cited as the cause of more than 50 percent of complaints received by Nigeria's regulator, but this statistic might give a misleading impression of what upsets customers.
US Department of Justice Issues Cyber-Digital Task Force Report
'Malign foreign influences' are an obvious concern, but so are some relatively surprising topics.
Opportunity Costs and Data
Does the lack of analysis surrounding opportunity costs represent a wasted opportunity?
UK Court Extends “Very Effective” Block on Pirate Football Streams
Pirate servers used to stream English Premier League games will be legally blocked by ISPs for the duration of the 2018/19 season.
When Is a Twitter Bot Not a Twitter Bot?
The social media giant gathers lots of data but cannot distinguish between a bot and a person, as shown by the 'outing' of supposed Russian bots that are actually real-life Americans.
Who Can Stop SIM Swaps?
SIM swaps are being used to steal everything from money to precious usernames on social networks.
How to Secure Email
There have been several attempts to improve the security and privacy of email. A new academic paper explores why each attempt has struggled to gain acceptance.
MTN SA Admits Charging Some Calls to Toll Free Numbers
MTN intends to refund customers who were incorrectly charged, but it will take time to determine what is owed.
Acision, Araxxe, Mobius and SIGOS Ranked Best Simbox Detectors
The Roaming Consulting Company (ROCCO) asks telcos to rate the suppliers of simbox detection equipment every two years.
Tax Protests as Ugandan RA System Goes Live
Governments are nationalizing telco revenue assurance so they can impose stealth taxes, but Ugandan plans are awry after the police needed tear gas and bullets to disperse anti-tax protesters.
Fact Checking Net Neutrality
We must be wary of the misinformation spread by US politicians who are financed by big businesses that actively undermine telcos worldwide.
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