Actions by the FCC and FTC have led to a decrease in unsollicited and scammy calls
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FCC wants cars to make life harder for stalkers
The FCC wants car makers and wireless providers to make it harder for stalkers to use your car against you.
FCC comes down hard on robocallers with record $300m fine
Robocallers are in the news after the FCC issued a $300 million forfeiture to a persistent offender and shut down their…
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China-made equipment banned by FCC due to national security threat
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that, in order to protect the US’s communications network, it no longer authorizes the importation and sale of equipment…
TikTok’s data handling is the subject of “several ongoing proceedings” by the EU
TikTok has received a lot of criticism in the last few months. Among other things it’s been called an “unacceptable security…
TikTok privacy chief: China’s not the only country that can access your data
Controversial social media platform TikTok is in the limelight once again after its head of privacy in Europe, Elaine Fox, revealed…
FCC warns of steep rise in phishing over SMS
After the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) made a huge splash weeks ago when it told Google and Apple to pull TikTok from their…
Low-income consumers preyed on by fake ISP during pandemic, FCC says
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has proposed a fine of $220,210 against Kyle Traxler of Ohio for allegedly establishing the bogus…
TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC
Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), called on the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok…