Privacy & Intellectual Property
Teaching 7 Year Olds About Online Piracy
Even little children know more about intellectual property than some of the people embarrassing our profession.
US Court Orders ISP to Pay $25mn Piracy Damages
Cox used a 'thirteen strike' process where subscribers retained their service despite repeated downloading of pirated music.
State Can Seize Domain Names, Says Top Swedish Court
Taking possession of a domain name is another way to prevent online piracy.
How Sandvine Defeated Patent Trolls
If a business tried to extort money by claiming you infringed their patent, would you be willing to fight them to a courtroom conclusion? Sandvine did, and won.
Assuring the Revenues of Christmas
Assurance never rests, not even on Christmas Day! Neither does Commsrisk, so here is some fluff about Mariah Carey wanting a puppy whilst leaking lots of money.
Android Keyboard App Leaks Data of 31mn Users
There was no password protection nor encryption to stop people accessing personal data stored on a server run by one of the founders of app firm AI.type.
Cloud Video Recorder Case Links Private Copying to Public Comms
The EU's highest court has determined key parameters for when it is legal to offer a cloud-based video recording service.
Kodi Proven to Lower Your Sperm Count
Journalists and former police officers are helping each other to mislead the public about an easily disputed connection between copyright-infringing software and equipment safety.
Sandvine Claims 6.5% of North American Homes Watch Paid Pirate TV
North American telcos may lose USD4bn of television revenue this year because of the popularity of paid pirate services.
beIN or Out? Why Saudi Sports Fans Pirate Qatari TV
Football followers in Saudi Arabia have turned to piracy after all beIN Sports channels were blocked.
MTN Fraud Analyst Sold Phone Records to Dodgy Businessman
The privacy infringement targeted politicians and journalists who had been outspoken about corruption.
Review: The Fundamental Right to Data Protection
Maria Tzanou's book explores 'dataveillance', the coming together of data and surveillance, as applied to metadata, travel, financial transactions and the internet.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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