Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, Improvements in Patch and Configuration Management Controls Can Better Protect TSAs Wireless Network and Devices (Redacted) OIG-11-99 July 2011 “Overall, TSA has implemented effective physical and logical security controls to protect its wireless network and devices. We did not detect any high-risk vulnerabilities on its wireless network… Continue Reading
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Report – Google Street View cars grabbed locations of phones, PCs
CNET: “Google’s Street View cars collected the locations of millions of laptops, cell phones, and other Wi-Fi devices around the world, a practice that raises novel privacy concerns, CNET has confirmed. The cars were supposed to collect the locations of Wi-Fi access points. But Google also recorded the street addresses and unique identifiers of computers… Continue Reading
Pew Study – College students and technology
College students and technology by Aaron Smith, Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr – July 19, 2011 When it comes to general internet access, young adults of all stripes are much more likely than the general population to go online. Fully 92% of 18-24 year olds who do not attend college are internet users, comparable to the… Continue Reading
Average U.S. Smartphone Data Usage Up 89% as Cost per MB Goes Down 46%
News release: “The mobile Data Tsunami initially described here is still growing at an astounding pace. According to Nielsens monthly analysis of cellphone bills for 65,000+ lines, smartphone owners especially those with iPhones and Android devices are consuming more data than ever before on a per-user basis. This has huge implications for carriers… Continue Reading
Four Major Communications Carriers Respond to Questions About Customer Data Collection
The big four phone carriers spill on their location and customer data collection policies: “The recent uproar over location tracking in smartphones has gotten ugly and fingers are bound to be pointed. But in the spirit of transparency, the four major carriers have outlined and detailed their location tracking applications s well as what exactly… Continue Reading
Dutch Data Protection Authority issues several administrative orders against Google
News release: “[April 19, 2011], the Dutch Data Protection Authority (College bescherming persoonsgegevens, CBP) has issued several administrative orders against Google for incremental penalty payments. Investigations by the CBP show that Google has, for a period of two years, systematically, and without the data subjects knowledge, collected MAC addresses of more than 3,6 million WiFi… Continue Reading
FCC Takes Action on Data Roaming to Expand Consumers' Access to Mobile Broadband
“The FCC acted today to promote increased consumer access to nationwide mobile broadband service by adopting an Order that requires facilities-based providers of commercial mobile data services to offer data roaming arrangements to other such providers on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, subject to certain limitations. Consumers expect mobile data services that will allow them… Continue Reading
FCC Releases New Data on Internet Access Services, Local Telephone Competition
Internet Access Services: Status as of June 30, 2010, Industry Analysis and Technology Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, March 2011: “This report summarizes information about Internet access connections over 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction in service in the United States on June 30, 2010, as collected by FCC Form 477. Form… Continue Reading
FTC Offers Tips on Wise Use of Wi-Fi Networks
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission, the nations consumer protection agency, released tips to help people protect their personal information while they use public wireless networks Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places. While convenient, public Wi-Fi networks often are not secure. When using wireless networks, its best… Continue Reading
EPIC: Google Ends Secret Wifi Data Gathering
EPIC: “Following numerous protests around the world, Google has ended its illegal collection of wifi data transmissions. The company, which originally claimed it was not even collecting wifi data, was forced to admit that the practice has been ongoing for three years in more than thirty countries, following an independent investigation initiated by European privacy… Continue Reading
FCC Frees Up Vacant TV Airwaves for "Super Wi-Fi" Technologies and Other Technologies
News release: “The Federal Communications Commission today took steps to free up vacant airwaves between TV channels — called white spaces — to unleash a host of new technologies, such as super Wi-Fi, and myriad other diverse applications. This is the first significant block of spectrum made available for unlicensed use in more than 20… Continue Reading
FCC Releases Telecommunications Industry Revenues Report , 2008
Telecommunications Industry Revenues 2008 – Jim Lande, Kenneth Lynch, Industry Analysis & Technology Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, September 2010 “This report provides an overview of U.S. telecommunications industry revenues and contributions to the universal service support mechanisms over the past decade. The last report was released September 3, 2009. Most of the data for 2008… Continue Reading
