Regulator Rebuffs Twilio Suggestion that Foreign Teleworkers Might Use Irish Phone Numbers
ComReg has issued anti-scam plans which are both comprehensive and cost-effective, but it is difficult to please everyone.
Ireland Rejects STIR/SHAKEN; Regulator Proposes Comprehensive Anti-Scam Plan
ComReg has recommended a series of common sense methods to stop scam calls and texts. Other regulators should copy it.
Court Slams Data Protection Commission for Siding Against Worker Unlawfully Spied Upon by CCTV
The Irish Data Protection Commission has spent over 6 years fighting legal battles to deny the privacy rights of a hospice worker.
Why Ireland’s New Nuisance Communications Industry Taskforce Should Have Included Fraud Managers
You need engineers to win a war, but you also need generals with the experience and determination to take the fight to your enemies.
Adoption of Anti-Smishing Registry in Singapore and Ireland Prompts Dispute over Its Effectiveness in UK
Experts argued over whether the Mobile Ecosystem Forum’s SMS Protection Registry has reduced SMS phishing in Britain.
€225mn Fine for WhatsApp GDPR Failures
Anyone looking beyond the headlines will soon discover that the most severe fine ever levied by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is also proof of their incompetence.
Russian Submarine Cable Spy Ship Loitering Off Ireland
The Russian military operates ships equipped with submersibles and remotely operated drones that pose a threat to transatlantic communications.
SMS Firewall Provider Anam Acquired by Infobip
Infobip founder Silvio Kutić is aggressively growing Croatia’s first unicorn through a series of acquisitions.
Wangiri Warnings in Bulgaria, Ireland and Norway
The round-up of wangiri information made public in the last three months includes a typically exotic list of apparent sources including the Maldives, Tunisia and North Korea.
Wangiri Warnings This Year: Belgium, Costa Rica, Finland, Ireland, Kenya, Lithuania and Poland
There has been no fall in the number of times the public is alerted to spikes in wangiri fraud, but the content of the warnings has evolved.