And now the less-than-terrific news. Wireless carrier T-Mobile has confirmed that it suffered a server breach wherein attackers accessed customer data, with the recently-discovered intrusion involving personal data potentially affecting as many as two million users of the major U.S. carrier. The company published a notice to customers on its web site after T-Mobile’s cyber-security […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of privacy-based concerns on Friday, states that a warrant is required to get cell phone tower location data from carriers. The 5-4 ruling was in a case called Carpenter v. United States, and is thought to be a core ruling that could have sweeping repercussions for decades to […]
If you’re looking to snag an LTE-equipped Apple Watch Series 3, you have a few more choices as to regional U.S. wireless carriers to choose from. C-Spire announced sales of the LTE Series 3 on Tuesday. The device is available not just online and at the carrier’s retail stores, but even via phone orders. New […]
One of the largest telecommunications mergers of all time has just been approved. On Tuesday, AT&T received judicial approval to move forward with its $85 billion deal to acquire media giant Time Warner, ending a contentious antitrust lawsuit leveled by the U.S. Justice Department last year. In a ruling handed down by U.S. District Judge […]
The day you didn’t want to come has arrived. As of Tuesday, June 11th, net neutrality regulations have ended. As such, the Open Internet Order is no longer in effect, opening the door for internet service providers to control access to online content in the United States as they see fit. The Open Internet Order […]