Bitcoin Entrepreneur Starts Anti-SIM Swap Telco for Rich People
Haseeb Awan charges cryptocurrency millionaires USD99 per month for a mobile plan that requires a notarized letter to make changes.
$50mn SIM Swapper Targeted Blockchain Experts
18 year old Canadian Samy Bensaci is alleged to be part of a gang that focused on stealing from cryptocurrency investors.
Wrong Person Pays Phone Bill for 5 Years; Actual User Now Complains about Backbill
The onus is always on telcos to check bills and payment, because customers cannot be relied upon to spot mistakes.
US Caller ID Verification Body Seeks Certificate Authorities
To prevent spoofing of caller IDs, the US needs competent organizations to issue digital certificates to telcos.
Obituary Piracy Website Ordered to Pay CAD20mn Damages by Canadian Court
Creators of digital archives are likely to suffer heavier penalties if they use content in a way that the owners find upsetting.
Sharp Rise in Canadian Bill Accuracy Complaints
Canada’s CCTS has seen an 87 percent increase in complaints that monthly bills are inaccurate. Almost half came from customers of Bell Canada.
Disrupting the Signal Stealers Who Disrupt Us
The term ‘piracy’ fogs the issues for comms providers and content owners. Stealing a signal is not like sailing a ship; it is made possible by tech changes that some are trying to ignore.
Are Canadian Telcos Abusing the Law to Fight Piracy?
Pirate TV may cause serious losses, but imprisoning a man after raiding his house will only turn the public against telcos.
What Telcos Can Learn from Game of Thrones Piracy
A two-minute segment for Canadian TV news touches on so many issues and distortions that it provides a masterclass for how telcos misunderstand customers, and vice versa.
Canada Orders Google to De-Index Global Results
Canada’s Supreme Court disagreed with Google about whether one country could impose a decision to remove search results even if that might break laws elsewhere.