Message-ID: <20230401121101.GA1901971@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 12:11:01 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: NZ: Spark mobile rage: Call outages and the phone hack to
fix them
NZ Herald
31 Mar, 2023 08:11 PM
Many frustrated Spark mobile customers have been unable to make
outbound calls since last night - and the company has offered up a
phone hack on how to fix the problem.
Reports of technical problems with Spark mobiles started early
yesterday evening. Some customers experienced no ringtone, and others
making calls to Spark mobiles reported hearing an engaged tone.
But despite the company claiming the outbound call issue only arose
last night, many Spark customers were also reporting an inability to
make or recieve calls earlier this week.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spark-mobile-rage-call-outages-and-the-phone-hack-to-fix-them/KGVP7ZJWZNCRVODR6LPWH4RYOI/
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As I write this, it's 7:33 AM EDT in North Carolina, USA., and
12:33 PM in Aukland, New Zealand, on April 2nd, 2023. Aukland
just changed back to Standard time and moved clocks back an hour,
so they're about 13 hours ahead of "Zulu" time, and 17 ahead of
EDT. There are two timezones in New Zealand, but assuming that the
time stamp on this article is from Aukland, the "last night"
mentioned in the article would have been around 2 AM on March 30th
here in the Eastern time zone of the U.S.
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:19:04 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: FCC Open Meeting Recap: March 2023 Part 1 (Podcast)
by Henry T. Kelly (New York) and Michael Dover (Los Angeles)
On today's episode of Full Spectrum, Hank Kelly will be discussing the
FCC's adopted order to block spam texts and another order intended to
improve caller ID authentication. Second, special counsel Mike Dover
will cover the FCC's issuance of a Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking which proposes to expand audio description requirements.
Listen to the full episode here:
https://soundcloud.com/kelley-drye-full-spectrum/fcc-open-meeting-recap-march-2023-part-1?si=8d058d0d5a364e398ad605a445b0cf03&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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| Message-ID: <20230329112016.GA1878171@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:20:16 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: The FTC Outlines What It Sees As "The HIdden Impacts Of
Pixel Tracking"
by Colin J. Zick (Boston)
In a very comprehensive post from the Federal Trade Commission's
Office of Technology, the FTC takes what it calls "[a] deep dive into
the technical side of FTC's recent cases on digital health platforms,
GoodRx & BetterHelp."
As most readers know, the FTC recently took enforcement action against
GoodRx and BetterHelp, two digital healthcare platforms, for allegedly
sharing user health data with third parties for advertising. Both
cases highlighted the use of third-party tracking pixels, which enable
platforms to amass, analyze, and infer information about user
activity. The remedies in GoodRx and BetterHelp included bans that
place limits on whether and how certain user information may be
disclosed for advertising. For GoodRx and BetterHelp, this included a
ban on the sharing of health information for any advertising purposes,
and the BetterHelp order further bans the disclosure of other personal
information for re-targeting.
https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1297742?q=1803232&n=740&tp=17&tlk=3&lk=85
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Message-ID: <20230402003706.GA1906300@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 00:37:06 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: The FCC Puts The Arm On a Puerto Rico Landlord
NOTICE OF ILLEGAL
PIRATE RADIO BROADCASTING
Case Number: EB-FIELDSCR-22-00034240
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Under section 511(a) of the Act, persons or entities found to
willfully and knowingly suffer (i.e., permit) a third party to engage
in so-called “pirate radio” broadcasting on their property can face
significant financial penalties.5 Accordingly, you are hereby notified
and warned that the FCC may issue a fine of up to $2,316,034 if,
following the response period set forth below, we determine that you
have continued to permit any individual or entity to engage in pirate
radio broadcasting from the property that you own or manage.
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-392069A1.pdf
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I had to read the amount shown above three times before I believed
it. This dunning notice is so clearly an example of bureaucratic
arrogance and overreach that I'm saddened to think it's even
possible: if I understand it, the FCC appears to be demanding that
the owner of a building take steps to stop a tenant, squatter, or
transient from using a ten-watt FM transmitter to "broadcast" to
local listeners - or face a fine that could range "up to" over
Two Million dollars.
News flash, FCC: real estate agents have been putting more powerful
transmitters into vacant homes for years, with pre-recorded
anouncements about the selling points that the agents want visitors
to remember while listening from their cars. Why don't you go after
them, oh gov-a-mint minions?
Is it so much trouble to obtain a search and seizure warrant that
our Federal employees feel that they are entitled to force
innocent third parties to do their jobs for them?
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