Tag: privacy
What to Do about Racist Texts?
A big story about racist SMS messages sent to black Americans needs to be seen in the context of other pressures upon the way society uses communication technology.
Once More Unto the Breach
A marketing firm boasted about displaying adverts that match what was said in private calls, the Indian regulator wants to reduce P2P spam by hiking prices for heavy users, there was another mass deportation of suspected scammers from Myanmar to China, and a scoundrel attempted to make contact.
Advertisers Really Do Listen to Your Calls
Phone users gave permission to be spied upon by marketeers when agreeing to the terms of an app they downloaded.
What Happened Whilst Commsrisk Was Away?
A clever innovation that will reduce smishing in India, a potentially huge development in the way China will tackle Asian scam compounds, another US robocall failure dressed up as success, and an arrest with serious implications in France.
Same Sh*t, Different Channels: Arresting the Telegram CEO
Individual nations that try to control global comms are pretending they can enforce their culture's moral expectations everywhere.
Aussie Police Discover ‘Evil Twin’ Free Wifi Harvesting Personal Data at Airports
Passengers at airports serving Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide were tricked into revealing their email and social media login credentials.
Why AT&T’s Huge Data Breach Is Good News for Their Credit Agency
A privacy breach that affected 73 million people will later translate into a golden sales prospect for Experian.
US Politicians Vote to Force Sale of TikTok
Fans of the popular social media platform choose to ignore genuine privacy and security concerns.
This IMSI-Catcher Video Will Scare You
The marketing of IMSI-catchers demonstrates a desire to sell them to bad actors. It also shows why governments should be doing more to prevent sales of equipment used by criminals.
Huge AT&T Data Breach Affects 73mn People
The faltering US telco has routinely repeated the same excuses for failure whilst consciously exploiting a huge trove of personal data.
US Senator Blasts Lax SS7 Security; Asks Biden to Impose Standards and to Sanction Comms Spies Worldwide
A letter from Senator Ron Wyden to President Joe Biden offers a comprehensive plan to tackle the misuse of telecoms signaling by businesses that provide surveillance services.
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