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Victims’ Associations Want New US Sanctions Against Cambodian Scam Compounds
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was told to adopt a tougher stance on Cambodian trafficking and corruption than his predecessors.
Trump Jeopardizes EU-US Data Transfer Deal
The European Commission keeps choosing to believe the USA has a data protection framework of stable genius when all the evidence suggests it is unreliable and untrustworthy.
US Experience Proves You Cannot Authenticate Calls Without Authenticating Customers First
The FCC says it wants KYC but refuses to say what that means in practice.
Anti-Fraud Groups Tell US Government to Use Sanctions to Tackle Slave Call Centers in Cambodia
Officials working for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have previously 'waived' the use of sanctions despite an explosion in Cambodian scam compounds staffed by victims of trafficking.
If STIR/SHAKEN Prevents Spoofing Then Why Is the FCC Fining a Telco for Using STIR/SHAKEN to Spoof Calls?
SHAKEN tells you who signed the call, not if other data is trustworthy.
US Politicians Vote to Force Sale of TikTok
Fans of the popular social media platform choose to ignore genuine privacy and security concerns.
Three Problems with the FCC Consultation on AI and Robocalls
A regulator's prejudices can be revealed by examining topics they choose not to discuss.
AT&T Implicated in Trillion CDR Surveillance Program
Senator Ron Wyden believes the White House-funded purchase of call data from AT&T may have broken the law.
US Bans All New Huawei and ZTE Network Equipment
For the first time in its history, the FCC is preemptively banning new tech because its suppliers are considered a threat to national security.
Never Mind the Satellites, We Need Laws to Protect Undersea Cables
US Vice President Kamala Harris wants rules to safeguard assets in space though few cover the most vital comms assets on the planet.
Apple Sues NSO Group for Installing iPhone Spyware
Privacy-conscious customers of Apple will be concerned about the way vulnerabilities have been exploited.
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Ban Purchase of Huawei Equipment by US Networks
Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Ed Markey want to stop the purchase of tech supplied by firms deemed a national security risk.
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