Is Amazon Web Services Responsible For Instagram’s Data Exposure
Scraping data off Instagram is also not allowed, so there's a chance Chtrbox could have found a bug or exploit that allowed it to suck up Instagram info, as such issues have popped up in the past.
View ArticleCarriers Will Finally Have The Ability To Block Robocalls
Americans have had it with robocalls. And the Federal Communications Commission are giving carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile the power to do something about it. Last Week the FCC voted unanimously on...
View ArticleHuawei Pushes Forward With Plans To Patent Mobile OS
China’s Huawei has submitted applications to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe, data from a U.N. body shows, in a sign, it may be deploying a back-up...
View ArticleBig Network Broadcasters Join Lawsuit Against Nonprofit Streaming Service Locast
All major broad networks — Disney’s ABC, CBS, Fox and Comcast’s NBCUniversal – have filed a lawsuit against a small, nonprofit streaming service, called Locast, which grabs over-the-air channels and...
View ArticleShould People Start Using Home VPNs
VPN, however, is not a cure-all and does not provide perfect privacy protection nor complete anonymity. Anyone with sufficient computing power can track internet traffic and pinpoint user behaviour....
View ArticleInvestigation Shows Smartphones Leaking Higher Amounts Than Previously Thought
Apple and Samsung mobile phones released over the last three years may be producing radio frequency radiation at levels higher than current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limits allow,...
View ArticleTech Firms Join Forces To Develop Privacy Framework
What's more important is that it's happening at all, and the biggest stakeholders are some, but not all, of those companies most under fire for the sheer quantity of data they collect.
View ArticleFCC Names New York, Salt Lake City As Test Beds For 5G ‘Innovation Zones’
The Federal Communications Commission named New York City and Salt Lake City as its first two “Innovation Zones” earlier this week. The two metro areas will serve as city-scale test-beds for advanced...
View ArticleNokia Hired Hundreds Of Engineers To Speed UP 5G Development Efforts
Telecom network equipment maker Nokia has hired hundreds of engineers in Finland this year to accelerate its 5G development, the company confirmed earlier this week. The Finnish company, rival to...
View ArticleT-Mobile Teases Cheaper Product Offerings If Sprint Merger Is Approved
It’s been over a year since T-Mobile and Sprint announced their $26.5 billion merger in a bid to revamp the US wireless industry. With the deal stuck in legal limbo, T-Mobile on Thursday used its...
View ArticleIs Qualcomm Ruthless In The 5G Space
"Intel suffered the brunt of Qualcomm's anticompetitive behavior, was denied opportunities in the modem market, was prevented from making sales to customers and was forced to sell at prices...
View ArticleSprint Plans To Shutter Virgin Mobile, Move Customers To Boost
Sprint is has decided to call it quits for its prepaid service Virgin Mobile. Beginning in February, customers will be transferred to another Sprint prepaid service, Boost Mobile. Most customers should...
View ArticleHuawei Accuses Verizon Of Patent Infringement, Launches Lawsuit
China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed suit against Verizon Communications Inc alleging the U.S. carrier used 12 of its patents without authorization. The telecommunications equipment maker is...
View ArticleHuawei Charged With Theft
Huawei has had legal disputes with several of the companies it is accused of stealing from. Cisco sued Huawei in 2003, claiming the Chinese company infringed on numerous patents and illegally copied...
View ArticleWill Nokia Stay In The 5G Arena
The US is apparently “actively considering” investments into Nokia or Ericsson to counter the threat posed by China’s dominance of emerging 5G technology.
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