Are you a first time WISPAPALOOZA attendee?
If you are attending the annual WISPA event known as WISPAPALOOZA in Vegas this October as a first time attendee then you may want to check out this upcoming webinar. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/712802794809924108 You’re going to WISPAPALOOZA for the first time – …
CBRS Moving forward
https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/fcc-approves-initial-commercial-deployments-cbrs The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a public notice today saying that the Spectrum Access Systems (SASs) operated by Google, Federated Wireless, CommScope, Amdocs and Sony have passed the commission’s …
Udemy Course of the week: Python
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FCC Fines AT&T $75,000 for CAFII communications
https://www.lightreading.com/regulation/atandt-amgs-nextlink-fined-by-fcc-for-talking-during-auction/d/d-id/754129? The FCC fined AT&T $75,000 and AMG Technology Investment Group $100,000 for holding prohibited communications during the agency’s CAF II auction last year. The FCC said that Baker was “discussing AMG’s Auction 903 bids, its bidding strategies, and bidding …
Equinix Customers – New Access requirements coming in October
For anyone with equipment inside Equinix facilities you need to complete a security profile. This goes into place in October.
Cambium CEO talks shop
https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/cambium-networks-ceo-on-going-public-5g-and-what-the-xirrus-deal-means-for-partners
Google voice to do away with voicemail-to-text
As reported on Cnet Google will apparently be removing a Google Voice feature over carriers’ efforts to fight robocalls. In a message shared on Twitter by journalist Brian Krebs, the company has seemingly begun alerting users that by the end …
Defcon News: Vulnerable Windows Drivers
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Another privacy story: Facebook transcribes audio chats
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/19/08/13/200217/facebook-paid-contractors-to-transcribe-users-audio-chats Facebook has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the work.
FBI to monitor and collect Social Media Data
I am sure this has been going on for awhile, but now it is being ramped up. https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-seeks-to-monitor-facebook-oversee-mass-social-media-data-collection/ The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to aggressively harvest information from Facebook and Twitter, a move which is likely to …