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Verizon to end location data sales to brokers
Verizon is pledging to stop selling information on phone owners’ locations to data brokers, stepping back from a business practice that has drawn criticism for endangering privacy.
CenturyLink to pay nearly $9 Million in Minnesota overcharge case
CenturyLink has agreed to pay nearly $9 million to settle allegations the company overbilled Minnesota customers, said MN Attorney General Keith Ellison.
CES 2020: Surveillance is in - and in a big way (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 06:37United Nations General Assembly gives green light to draft treaty to combat cybercrime (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 12/28/2019 - 15:46Sprint executive messages suggest T-Mobile deal may boost prices
Messages by a Sprint executive revealed in federal court suggested he thought an acquisition by T-Mobile might push up mobile-service prices for consumers, undercutting T-Mobile’s argument that its deal will benefit Americans.
Pope demands tech companies prevent kids from viewing porn (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 17:42New Mexico still lagging despite broadband investments
More than $300 million has been funneled to New Mexico in recent years to boost broadband access for schools, hospitals and other institutions, but many rural areas remain unserved, a report says.