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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 32
Security, T-Mobile named in lawsuits over data breach
Republicans Want to Force AT&T to Carry Trumpy Propaganda Network
Telemarketing Lead Generators: How Many “Marketing Partners” Is Too Many?
Message-ID: <tr9bil$3elrg$1@dont-email.me> Date: 30 Jan 2023 16:07:35 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Security, T-Mobile named in lawsuits over data breach The data breach that T-Mobile reported last week is already the subject of two proposed federal class actions alleging it was negligent in connection with the incident. Last week, the “un-carrier” reported a data breach that involved about 37 million prepaid and postpaid customers. In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing Thursday, T-Mobile admitted that a “bad actor” obtained data through a single Application Programming Interface (API). https://www.fiercewireless.com/security/t-mobile-faces-lawsuits-over-data-breach -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <20230130211341.GA1411951@telecomdigest.us> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:13:41 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Republicans Want to Force AT&T to Carry Trumpy Propaganda Network Newsmax has plenty of allies in Congress willing to wield their power on its behalf By Nikki Ramirez lican lawmakers have rushed to the defense of far-right TV network Newsmax after the channel was dropped by AT&T’s DirecTV. According to the satellite television provider, the split stemmed from a carriage fee dispute that would have resulted in “significantly higher costs” and increased customer fees. The channel claims they are being wrongfully censored for their political viewpoints, and have already found allies amongst Republican lawmakers. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/newsmax-dropped-att-republicans-hearings-1234668934/ -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <tqvatg$1d2b3$1@dont-email.me> Date: 26 Jan 2023 20:54:58 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Telemarketing Lead Generators: How Many “Marketing Partners” Is Too Many? by Ellen T. Berge (Washington) and Shahin Rothermel (Washington) For years, lead generators have obtained telephone numbers for their clients to call by obtaining the consumer's consent to receive calls from certain entities specifically identified by the lead generator. A typical model uses language that asks for the consumer's consent, via a checkbox or otherwise, to receive marketing calls from a few of the lead generator's marketing partners named in the consent request. A popular variation of this model is to include, instead of a list of partners by name, a clickable reference to "marketing partners" in the consent language. The specific marketing partners are visible only when the consumer clicks the link and views whatever list of marketing partner names the lead generator has provided. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1274056?q=1803232&n=680&tp=5&tlk=12&lk=46 -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
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