Tag: law
Mobileum Fake Revenues Lawsuit and Countersuit: What the Court Documents Say
Employees of the market-leading analytics firm talked about escaping the 'nightmare' created by sales figures which were 'bullshit'.
Learn from the Lawyers Who Chase SIM Swap Clients
If lawyers specialize in lawsuits for a certain kind of wealthy client then you should implement controls that specifically mitigate the risks surrounding those clients.
Two British Teenagers Found Guilty of Belonging to LAPSUS$ SIM Swapping Hacker Gang
Arion Kurtaj began his criminal career of blackmail and fraud when he was 16. He trained an apprentice who is still too young to name.
French Telcos Are Breaking the Law Today, and STIR/SHAKEN Is to Blame
Some officials think protecting the public from harm involves the writing of badly-worded exemptions to badly-worded rules.
Do Lawyers Need to Worry about IMSI-Catchers?
Sometimes it is worth asking whose privacy is being protected.
68 Academics Defend End-to-End Encryption in Broadside Against New UK Law
The privacy and cybersec experts were technically correct but ignored the key issue at the heart of the UK's Online Safety Bill.
Will the Big New US Robocall Lawsuit Change Anything?
The legal complaint against Avid Telecom has 41 pages of alleged violations and penalties to be paid. But what matters is whether there will be any actual punishment after the trial is over.
Simbox Bypass Finally Made Illegal by UK Supreme Court Ruling
The decision in a long-running legal battle has spared UK telcos the consequences of government and regulatory mistakes.
Should Law Enforcement Be Able to Demand Data about Users of Any Phone in a Given Location?
A court case examined if 'geofence' warrants may be used to obtain data about trespassers in the US Capitol building.
Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Claims Safaricom Should Be Regulated as a Bank
Critics say the Kenyan mobile money pioneer uses customer funds to cover overdrafts. These overdrafts also attract SIM swap fraudsters.
US Lawmakers Propose Prison Sentences for Illegal Robocallers (But Would They Ever Be Used?)
The latest incarnation of the DO NOT Call Act might as well be named the EMPTY THREAT Act.
Lawmakers Plan to Reveal Chinese Influence on US Telecoms
The FACT Act would make the public aware of any US comms provider that has a hostile government as a stakeholder.
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