Thursday, July 07, 2011

Farewell to the DS-0?

Sniffing open WiFi may be wiretapping judge tells Google | Microsoft Releases Wi-Fi Data Collection Source Code

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Farewell to the DS-0?
In the most recent article about SIP Trunking, we mentioned that service providers are now starting to provide packet-based services for intercompany communications for voice and other multimedia communications. As such, we may be saying a semi-final farewell to the DS-0, a – or even the – fundamental building block for telecommunications networks for about 50 years. Read More


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Sniffing open WiFi may be wiretapping judge tells Google
Looks like Google Street View cars may have been "officially" riding dirty and Google may get slapped hard for its Wi-Spy fiasco. A federal judge did not dismiss the case against Google; instead in the first such decision of its kind, the judge ruled that sniffing open Wi-Fi packets might violate the Federal Wiretap Act. Read More

Microsoft Releases Wi-Fi Data Collection Source Code
In a strange bit of timing, Microsoft published what it calls "relevant portions" of the source code it uses for WiFi data collection in Windows Phone 7 in the hope of quieting critics concerned about privacy intrusion. The posting came last Friday, right before a three-day holiday weekend when a lot of people were already playing hooky from work. Read More


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The European Commission has proposed new regulation that will allow consumers to sign up for a cheaper mobile roaming contract, distinct from their contract for national mobile services, while keeping their usual phone number and without having to change SIM cards. Read More


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