---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190306045352.GA22241@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 04:53:52 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Will California Consumers Share In Wealth From Their Online Data? By Eric J. Sinrod Technology companies collect all sorts of data on their users. The terms of service located on their web sites spell out for users the types of data collected and how that data will be used. The data collected from users is extremely useful for tech companies in terms of how to market to them further, and accordingly, that data has tremendous economic value. Along comes the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, who according to APNews.com, has announced that California consumers should share in the billions of dollars that tech companies make on personal data they collect. Indeed, Governor Newsom reportedly has asked his aides to come up with a proposal for what has been referred to as a "data dividend" for California residents. However, it is not clear whether he envisions a tax on tech companies, refunds to users, or some other idea. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=784426&email_access=on -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190306035103.GA21700@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 03:51:03 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: UPDATE: Service restored to parts of Langlade County, Wis. ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAW)-- 9:45 Update: The Langlade County Sheriff's Office tells NewsChannel 7 that services should be fixed across the county by 10 p.m, after multiple agencies worked throughout the evening Monday to resolve a mass outage of cell phone and internet service. At about 9 p.m., Mark Desotell, the director of administrative services for Antigo, says cell service has been restored for some locations across the county, including the dispatch center. 9-1-1 calls were still going through, but some were being rerouted to other area dispatch centers. https://www.wsaw.com/content/news/City-Administrator-Cell-serivce-in-Antigo-Langlade-Co-down-after-possible-outage-506674201.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190306034013.GA21574@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 03:40:13 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon experiences issues in Beatrice, Nebraska area LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN)- Verizon experienced a disruption in service for customers near Beatrice Monday night. The disruption was caused when a third-party's fiber-optic network was cut. Impacted customers were encouraged to enable Wi-Fi calling to make and retrieve calls during the blackout at no additional charge. https://www.1011now.com/content/news/Verizon-blackout-in-Beatrice-Area-506688811.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190306034700.GA21675@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 03:47:01 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: NSA shutters counterterror program relying on phone records The program in its current form was authorized under the 2015 USA Freedom Act By Ellen Nakashima | Washington Post WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency has halted a counter- terrorism program that relied on U.S. telecom carriers to turn over records of domestic calls and text messages so analysts could scrutinize them for clues, according to individuals familiar with the matter and a senior GOP congressional aide. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/05/nsa-shutters-counterterror-program-relying-on-phone-records/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 07 Mar 2019