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The recently added requirement of prior express written consent to exceed the cap on the number of non-telemarketing, prerecorded calls to customers should be reconsidered and removed, an industry group urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a new filing.
Enterprise Communications Advocacy Coalition (ECAC), self-described as the only coalition “dedicated exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the contact center industry, those entities that utilize enterprise communications platforms to communicate with their customers and those that develop such platforms,” filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the FCC with regard to the agency’s Report and Order released on December 30, 2020.
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New York Attorney General says millions of comments to FCC proceeding on net neutrality were fake.
Broadband companies initiated the campaign to generate fake comments.
Three firms that help generate comments were charged $4.9 million.
The nation s largest broadband companies, which includes some of the best wireless carriers in the U.S., funded a secret campaign to generate millions of fake comments to the Federal Communications Commission during its repeal of net neutrality rules in 2017, according to the New York Attorney General s office (NYAGO).
The investigation, which was released today, indicated that many of the comments provided cover for the repeal of the rules. The investigation indicated that the broadband companies engaged commercial lead generators that would use prizes, like gift cards or sweepstakes, to lure consumers to their websites and join the campaign.
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NY: Broadband cos paid for 8.5M fake net neutrality comments
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FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James takes a question at a news conference in New York. The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report, Thursday, May 6, 2021, that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of fake comments supporting the 2017 repeal of net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commissions contentious 2017 repeal undid Obama-era rules that the broadband industry had sued to stop. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Recycled U.S. Phone Numbers Linked to Security Threats May 6, 2021 11:25 GMT
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U.S. Phone Numbers Vulnerabilities
A recent academic study identified several privacy and security risks associated with recycling mobile phone numbers that could be used to stage a range of attacks, such as account takeovers, phishing, and spam attacks. This can go as far as denial of service, as it discourages victims to sign up for online services that require a unique number.
66% of the recycled phone numbers tested were found to be linked to previous owners online accounts at famous websites, potentially allowing account hijacking by simply retrieving the accounts associated with those numbers.