Tag: Telecommunications regulation

Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking

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When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that...

Agency eyes ‘right-to-repair’ rules to aid consumers, shops

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WASHINGTON — Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves or to use independent repair shops...

‘United Pingdom:’ Firms in England fret over staff shortages

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LONDON — Businesses in England warned Monday that a “pingdemic” of people receiving notifications on their phones telling them to self-isolate because of contact...

FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal regulators are giving state prisons across the country more technological options to combat contraband cellphones, which prison officials have long...

Microsoft exec: Targeting of Americans’ records ‘routine’

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WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony being given...

Apple reaffirms privacy stance amid Trump probe revelations

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Seeking to protect its image as a guardian of personal privacy, Apple maintains it was blindsided and handcuffed by a...

WH legislative team pursues ‘politics is personal’ strategy

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WASHINGTON — The calls can come late in the day, over the weekend, really any time a question pops into the mind of a...

Texting option weighed for upcoming ‘988’ suicide hotline

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Recognizing that many Americans rely on texting, U.S. regulators are weighing whether to require that phone companies allow people to text a suicide hotline....

Mexico moves to require biometric data from cellphone users

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MEXICO CITY — Activists and opposition figures cried foul Wednesday after Mexico’s Senate passed legislation to require cellphone companies to gather customers’ identification and...

Phil Mickelson: Masters champion, and Anna Pavlova expert

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson has a confession to make: He’s often full of nonsense. ...