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The Telecom Digest for Thu, 07 Jun 2018
Volume 37 : Issue 131 : "text" format

Table of contents
Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and FriendsMonty Solomon
People use Venmo to spy on cheating spouses--it's proving more effective than FacebookMonty Solomon
Warning: Misspelling that web address can lead to trouble Monty Solomon
Re: Does anyone remember this payphone trick? Ed Taylor
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <55FCB7AC-8228-460A-A451-56239E9EF9CA@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 02:40:06 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends The company formed data-sharing partnerships with Apple, Samsung and dozens of other device makers, raising new concerns about its privacy protections. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/03/technology/facebook-device-partners-users-friends-data.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <355FEC4D-8F23-46F3-9D63-B1052996AE62@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 09:38:04 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: People use Venmo to spy on cheating spouses--it's proving more effective than Facebook People use Venmo to spy on cheating spouses - it's proving more effective than Facebook https://www.marketwatch.com/story/venmo-stalkers-or-amateur-sleuths-they-out-cheating-boyfriends-spy-on-exes-and-see-who-buys-drugs-2018-05-11 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <97A05036-876E-4D82-A9F8-1E39D8AC3C6F@roscom.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 09:48:35 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Warning: Misspelling that web address can lead to trouble Warning: Misspelling that web address can lead to trouble Cybercriminals are cashing in on your typos. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/warning-misspelling-web-address-can-lead-trouble-n876086 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <dd20d7f2-9627-49e4-b11f-f0156c1b6fbd@googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 08:55:54 -0700 (PDT) From: edtaylor@citcom.net Subject: Re: Does anyone remember this payphone trick? [Telecom] In the college dorm in the 50s there was a wire with a nail on the end ran from the water cooler to the pay phone area. To get a dial tone just poke it through the hole in the center of the handset mouthpiece. The hole was worn from much use. ***** Moderator's Note ***** At certain colleges, during the 1960's, there was a special use of the Vice- President's name: Spiro -> Blue Box T. -> Bridged "T" Rectifier Agnew -> Black Box The "T" in the above list was used to modify a payphone connection so that the 'coin collect' battery would arrive at the pay phone as 'coin return' polarity. It was obviated by the fraud-latch in the 'Fortress' phones which replaced the 200 series. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 07 Jun 2018

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