---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20200219134250.GA13277@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:42:50 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Your phone talks about you behind your back. These researchers are listening in They're keeping track by tracking the trackers that track you. By Alfred Ng When you download an app, the permissions requests and privacy policy are usually the only warnings you'll get about the data it's taking. Usually, you just have to take the app's word that it's grabbing only the data you've agreed to give it. Often, though, there's more grabbing going on than you were led to believe, security researchers have determined. More than 1,000 apps have been found to take data even after you've denied them permissions. For instance, menstrual tracking apps have shared sensitive info with Facebook, as well as with other companies you might not have expected. Similarly, apps designed to block robocalls have shared your phone data with analytics firms. https://www.cnet.com/news/your-phone-talks-about-you-behind-your-back-these-researchers-are-listening-in/ -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219140007.GA13370@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:00:08 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Californians' class-action against AT&T over phone speeds can proceed By Bob Egelko Consumers in California can proceed with a class-action suit against AT&T for slowing down data speeds on mobile phones despite a promise of unlimited service, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Californians-class-action-against-AT-T-over-15066069.php -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219135709.GA13347@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:57:10 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Homeowner confronts CenturyLink crew Homeowner confronts CenturyLink crew, leads to aggressive 911 call OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT)-- Strangers in an Omaha backyard led to an angry confrontation with a homeowner and then a call to police. The incident raises questions about utility subcontractors going on private property to make repairs. https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Homeowner-confronts-Century-Link-crew-leads-to-aggressive-911-call-567220121.html -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20200219134615.GA13300@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:46:15 +0000 From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low- tech problem: Getting more sleep Some employers are shifting from simply talking about better sleep - or giving employees tools to track it - to helping them with what to do about it. By: Jena McGregor New Balance, the Boston-based athletic shoe company, wanted to help its employees sleep better. So in October, it rolled out Dayzz, a mobile app that offers personal recommendations for better sleep. If users say they watch TV in bed, the app might send a text at bedtime to turn it off. If it's taking users too long to fall asleep, the app might suggest they get out of bed temporarily and listen to music. Employees can also use the app to scan noise and light intensity levels in their bedrooms and chat online with a sleep coach. https://www.brainerddispatch.com/business/4953151-Employers-are-adding-high-tech-solutions-to-solve-a-low-tech-problem-Getting-more-sleep -- Bill Horne Telecom Digest Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 20 Feb 2020