---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190812141552.GA25999@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:15:52 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: AT&T working to fix statewide outage of landline 911 calls 911 dispatch centers across Tennessee may be experiencing outages after an issue with AT&T. According to Knox County emergency dispatch, they were informed by AT&T a cut fiber cable is causing outages for some landline 911 calls from certain area codes. There is no timetable for the issue to be resolved at this time. https://www.wate.com/news/att-working-to-fix-statewide-outage-of-landline-911-calls/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190810003657.GA29199@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:36:57 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: CWA Raises Strike Pay Levels Aug 8, 2019 - CWA Raises Strike Pay Levels At the 2019 CWA Convention in Las Vegas last week, CWA's Defense Fund Oversight Committee and the Executive Board jointly and unanimously agreed to increase the payout level to assist striking workers, effective August 1. https://cwa-union.org/news/e-newsletter/2019-08-08 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <02BF149F-1DFA-4CBA-A37A-89AD6B99AFE3@roscom.com> Date: 10 Aug 2019 10:13:02 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Robocall blocking apps caught sending your private data without permission By Zack Whittaker Robocall-blocking apps promise to rid your life of spoofed and spam phone calls. But are they as trustworthy as they claim to be? One security researcher said many of these apps can violate your privacy as soon as they are opened. Dan Hastings, a senior security consultant at cybersecurity firm NCC Group, analyzed some of the most popular robocall-blocking apps - including TrapCall, Truecaller and Hiya - and found egregious privacy violations. https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/09/many-robocall-blocking-apps-send-your-private-data-without-permission/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1E7C6D51-A755-4903-BF97-62D5491AABA7@roscom.com> Date: 10 Aug 2019 10:04:34 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Apple's iPhone FaceID Hacked In Less Than 120 Seconds Apple's iPhone FaceID Hacked In Less Than 120 Seconds Security researchers attending the annual Black Hat hacker convention in Las Vegas have managed to bypass the iPhone FaceID user authentication in just 120 seconds. The way they did it may well surprise you, but should it worry you as well? https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/10/apples-iphone-faceid-hacked-in-less-than-120-seconds/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Tue, 13 Aug 2019