| Message-ID: <20230329105921.GA1877689@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:59:21 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Some Telecom Operators' Software Ambitions Are Opening New
Cybersecurity Risks
By Dan Meyer
Telecom operators have become high-profile targets for cybersecurity
attacks that have exposed personal information on tens of millions of
customers, which according to consulting firm EY has numbed consumers
to having their electronics data stolen.
Andy Aiello, managing director in EY’s Telecom, Media, and Technology
practice, explained to SDxCentral in an interview that the firm’s most
recent research found 46% of consumers believe it’s impossible to keep
their personal data secure when using the internet. His colleague
Michael Misrahi, telecommunications leader for the Americas at EY,
added that the same survey showed 39% of telecom CISOs believe
security aspects aren’t adequately factored into strategic
investments.
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/interview/telecom-operator-software-ambitions-open-new-cybersecurity-risks/2023/03/
--
(Please remove QRM for direct replies)
|
| Message-ID: <20230329111347.GA1878027@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:13:47 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: TCPA Text Lawsuits: Does A Single Text Message Confer TCPA
Standing?
by David O. Klein (New York)
On March 13, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to
rehear the issue of whether a single unsolicited text message confers
standing under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). This is
an important issue for all TCPA text message lawsuit defendants.
As background, Plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit in the
Southern District of Alabama alleging that GoDaddy.com. LLC
("GoDaddy") violated the TCPA by placing calls and sending text
messages using an automated telephone dialing system without recipient
consent. After the parties reached agreement on the terms of a
settlement, the parties moved for preliminary approval of the TCPA
text class action settlement. Briefing was then ordered by the Court
as to whether Salcedo v. Hanna precluded approval of the class. The
Salcedo decision held that the receipt of a single unwanted text
message was not a concrete injury and, thus, did not confer standing
to sue under the TCPA. The District Court in the GoDaddy proceeding at
hand held that Salcedo applied and, therefore, required that the named
plaintiff, who only received a singular text message, be removed as
class representative. On that condition, the District Court certified
the rest of the class and awarded attorneys' fees. Class member,
Pinto, objected to the settlement, and filed a notice of appeal
claiming that it violated the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA") as it
offered class members the choice between cash or a GoDaddy
voucher. Pinto argued that the voucher was a coupon, which made the
settlement subject to the heightened scrutiny of CAFA.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1297320?q=1803232&n=740&tp=14&tlk=16&lk=76
--
(Please remove QRM for direct replies)
|
