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FCC Withheld Data from 2024 Robocall Report to US Government
The US Federal Communications Commission is too politicized to be trustworthy.
3 Takeaways from the FCC Robocall Report to Congress That You Will Not Read Anywhere Else
The default strategy of the FCC is to impose new rules on legitimate businesses because it cannot enforce old rules for real crooks.
Telco Fined for Not Checking IDs That Would Have Stopped 9 Illegal SIM Swaps
The ACMA imposed a fine of AUD259,440 after discovering customers of Medion Australia had lost AUD160,000 due to SIM swap frauds.
Spanish Telcos Receive 5% of All Known GDPR Fines across Europe
Vodafone receives an especially large number of data protection fines from Spain's Agencia Española de Protección de Datos.
73% of IoT Device Manufacturers Do Not Comply with Imminent UK Security Rules
New research warns many businesses selling networked devices could soon receive steep fines. Other countries are expected to follow suit.
More Enormous Fines Proposed for Robocallers Who Never Paid Their Previous Fines
Why propose a 'record' USD300mn penalty when nobody collected a USD2.7mn penalty already handed out for the same crime?
PayPal Says Plan to Fine Customers for Exercising Free Speech Was an ‘Error’
PayPal wrote a policy allowing them to take USD2,500 from the accounts of customers deemed guilty of 'promoting misinformation'.
Dish Network Fined $280mn for Telemarketing Calls
The judge considered the penalty justified because of 'millions and millions' of sales calls made to people on the USA's National Do Not Call Registry.
MTN Nigeria Fined $5bn for Not Blocking SIMs
The failure to meet a Nigerian security requirement has destroyed 20 percent of the value of MTN Group.
Eat All You Want, Bite More Than You Can Chew
AT&T were fined USD100mn for throttling customers on an unlimited data plan dating back to 2007. Most telcos give up on long-range risks like this, which is the worst mistake of all.
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