Message-ID: <20210508021203.44AF8817@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 02:12:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Your old phone number is a hacker's dream - what you need
to know
By Paul Wagenseil
Recycled phone numbers open up previous owners to attack
If you've ever changed your mobile phone number, especially in the
past few years, then you may have created a huge security and privacy
risk for yourself.
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/phone-number-reuse-risks
Message-ID: <20210508020754.C6EB6817@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 02:07:54 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Biggest ISPs paid for 8.5 million fake FCC comments
opposing net neutrality
ISP-funded astroturfing used millions of real names and faked consent
records.
By Jon Brodkin
The largest Internet providers in the US funded a campaign that
generated "8.5 million fake comments" to the Federal Communications
Commission as part of the ISPs' fight against net neutrality rules
during the Trump administration, according to a report issued today by
New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Nearly 18 million out of 22 million comments were fabricated,
including both pro- and anti-net neutrality submissions, the report
said. One 19-year-old submitted 7.7 million pro-net neutrality
comments under fake, randomly generated names. But the astroturfing
effort funded by the broadband industry stood out because it used real
people's names without their consent, with third-party firms hired by
the industry faking consent records, the report said.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/biggest-isps-paid-for-8-5-million-fake-fcc-comments-opposing-net-neutrality/
Message-ID: <20210508021832.4ABD4817@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 02:18:32 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: California: AT&T's 'Harvesting' Scam
By David Rosen
COMMUNICATIONS POLITICS--If you live in California and still use
legacy Plain Old Telephone Service ("POTS") from AT&T, you are likely
getting ripped-off big time.
And if you are an AT&T POTS customer anywhere in the U.S., you are
also likely getting ripped-off.
https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/21698-california-at-t-s-harvesting-scam
