US City Ends Public Use of Facial Recognition by Private Sector
Residents of Portland can demand $1,000 in damages for each day their new rights are violated. The impact will extend beyond Portland.
US Phone Spying: Integrity Does Not Switch On and Off
If the US expects to take the moral high ground on matters of telecoms security, then it would help if they had a leader with some integrity.
North Korea Buys New German-Chinese Phone Spying Equipment
Mobile phone subscribers are purposefully told that the North Korean government has the ability to listen to their calls.
Brazil Becomes Key Battleground in US-China 5G War
A recent war of words in the Brazilian press highlights the global scale of the US government’s fight against Huawei.
Which Networks Profit from Secret SIMs?
Secret SIMs, also known as white SIMs or Russian SIMs, are marketed as if they can never be tracked or monitored by the police.
Anti-China ‘Clean Network’ Program Is USA’s Wake-Up Call for the World
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is driving a wedge through the telecoms and tech industries, forcing everyone to pick sides.
Top Court Kills Another EU-US Data Privacy Deal but Authorities Are Likely to Ignore Consequences
Max Schrems won another case about EU-US arrangements for personal data but nobody expects EU authorities to take action.
5 Takeaways from Surveillance of a Scam Call Center
Hacker Jim Browning took control of the CCTV inside an Indian scam call center and used it to reveal exactly how it worked. His videos should be used to train all fraud managers.
Do Telcos Care if Huawei Spies on Customers?
The US government has told allies about backdoors in Huawei equipment, according to the Wall Street Journal. However, the CEO of Orange is less than impressed.
‘Spy Van’ Used for Illegal Phone Interceptions in Cyprus
Cypriot police confiscated a van and equipment supposedly used by a private firm to spy upon any smartphone within 1,000 meters.