The wireless carrier is resetting account passcodes and notifying customers…
43 Major Companies Oppose Texas Bills to Protect Girls Sports…
Companies that do business in Texas have signed a statement opposing two bills that would ban boys who identify as female from competing in girls’ sports and ban the use of experimental puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and the genital mutilation of minors suffering from gender dysphoria…
FCC to Propose Fines of AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon for Selling Your Location Data…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will propose fines for the nation’s largest telecom companies for selling the location data of their customers without consent. In all, the FCC says the carriers should pay around $200 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported the fines, and said the […]
AT&T Tells Court: Customers Can’t Sue over Sale of Phone Location Data…
AT&T is trying to force customers into arbitration in order to avoid a class-action complaint over the telecom’s former practice of selling users’ real-time location data. In a motion to compel arbitration filed last week, AT&T said that plaintiffs agreed to arbitrate disputes with AT&T when they entered into wireless service contracts. The plaintiffs, who […]
Secret FBI Subpoenas for Personal Data Go Far Beyond Previously Known…
Secret subpoenas issued by the FBI for personal data go far deeper than previously known, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, according to the New York Times. The agency says the sweeping requests are crucial to counterterrorism efforts – however the new records […]
T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Faces Big Trouble at DOJ Despite FCC Approval…
The Department of Justice’s antitrust staff has recommended blocking T-Mobile’s attempted purchase of Sprint, Reuters reported today, citing an anonymous source. DOJ staff “fear that after the deal T-Mobile will no longer aggressively seek to cut prices and improve service to woo customers away from market leaders Verizon and AT&T,” Reuters wrote. A final decision […]
Democrats Are Cozying Up to Corporate Lobbyists Despite Purity Pledges…
When former Navy officer Gil Cisneros mounted his campaign for retiring Rep. Ed Royce’s House seat in Southern California, he found a clear way to distinguish himself from his Republican rival. While Young Kim, a former state lawmaker, took in donations from high-profile corporate PACs, including those of Chevron, ExxonMobil and Koch Industries, Cisneros, a […]
AT&T Claims it Wants Meaningful Privacy Rules…After Just Lobbying to Kill Meaningful Privacy Rules…
If you hadn’t noticed, the telecom industry has been on a tear lately, completely dismantling most government oversight of its natural monopolies. From killing net neutrality to gutting FCC and state authority to rein in ISP bad behavior, companies like AT&T dream of a future where neither competiton nor even modest regulatory oversight prevent it […]
The Wiretap Rooms: The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities…
The secrets are hidden behind fortified walls in cities across the United States, inside towering, windowless skyscrapers and fortress-like concrete structures that were built to withstand earthquakes and even nuclear attack. Thousands of people pass by the buildings each day and rarely give them a second glance, because their function is not publicly known. They […]
AT&T’s Victory in Time Warner Merger Clears Way for Deal Bonanza…
AT&T’s victory against the federal government’s challenge to a proposed merger with Time Warner furthers the company’s goal of becoming a media powerhouse and may clear potential hurdles for other businesses pursuing similar acquisitions. The case, in which a federal judge rejected the government’s claim that the deal would hinder competition and raise consumer costs, […]