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Message-ID: <20200401195434.GA3222@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 19:54:34 +0000
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: You're already staring at the screen ...
OK, Ladies and Gentlemen, since we've all got so much time on our
hands, I'm going to make a pitch to use some of it.
How about a post for The Telecom Digest?
Come on! You can do it! Your poised to start a great second career as
an author! We need to see YOUR writing here!
There has got to be a telecommunications subject which you have
questions about, or some area of this field on which you're dying to
express your opinion! This is your chance! We need YOU to start
typing!
I eagerly await thousands of replies! Hit me!
Bill
P.S. Don't forget to remove the anti-spam clause from the address when you
copy it to your new email!
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Bill Horne
Moderator
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Message-ID: <20200401194717.GA3193@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 19:47:17 +0000
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Coronavirus has people making more phone calls and sending
fewer emails
AT&T released a report that shows how customers have changed their
habits.
By Graham Brink
The coronavirus crisis has radically altered the way customers use the
mobile network, according to a report released by AT&T on Tuesday. A
shift to working at home has driven the changes, along with students
taking classes online. Stuck inside, people are also using the network
for entertainment more than before the crisis
Some of the changes the company reported, compared to three weeks ago ...
https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/03/31/coronavirus-has-people-making-more-phone-calls-and-sending-fewer-emails/
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Bill Horne
Telecom Digest Moderator
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Message-ID: <20200401192321.GA2898@telecom.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 19:23:21 +0000
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: AT&T Files for Dismissal in $24M Phone Hack Case, Claims
Crypto Exec Didn't Read Terms
By Paddy Baker
U.S. mobile operator AT&T hopes to dismiss crypto investor Mike
Terpin's amended case over a SIM-swap hack, claiming he had not read
the firm's terms and conditions.
AT&T's attorneys took issue with three parts of the second amended
complaint and his request for millions in punitive damages, arguing
they showed the plaintiff was himself mostly responsible for the
SIM-swap scam - a type of phone hack involving stealing someone's
mobile identity.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-files-dismissal-24m-phone-150040731.html
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Bill Horne
Telecom Digest Moderator
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Message-ID: <DF495CB7-716C-4D5A-9F56-4E23F485DB70@roscom.com>
Date: 31 Mar 2020 13:19:32 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Zoom Calls Aren't as Private as You May Think. Here's What
You Should Know
Zoom Calls Aren't as Private as You May Think. Here's What You Should Know.
Videos and notes can be used by companies and hosts. Here are some tips to
protect yourself.
Moderator Add:
Update: Several days after this article appeared, Zoom tightened
sections of its privacy policy and made other changes to its privacy
practices. This article was originally published on March 24, 2020.
https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/zoom-teleconferencing-privacy-concerns/
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