Safety & Security
In Technological Leap, Wauwatosa Turns to Wireless
August 28, 2011 8:21 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | CommentsIf the city was already installing a wireless network to run its video cameras, why not use the opportunity to upgrade the rest of its infrastructure?
East Coast Operators Brace for Hurricane Irene
August 26, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe hurricane poses a major threat to wireless networks, which are vulnerable to high winds, rain, power outages and flooding.
The Impact Tower Fatalities Have on Business
August 19, 2011 12:25 pm | by Patrick Howey, NATE | Articles | CommentsNo one can fully prepare for a tower site accident or employee fatality. One is too many for our industry or for any business, for that matter. Last year alone, there were seven tower technician fatalities.
Texting, Grand Theft Auto Style; Alarms Pose Risk
August 19, 2011 8:04 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsComputer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors and start their engines without a key by sending specially crafted messages to a car's anti-theft system.
CTIA Warns of Scam E-Mail Using Its Logo
August 12, 2011 9:25 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCTIA is warning consumers of an e-mail scam that uses its logo.
FCC Unveils 5-Step Action Plan for Next-Gen 911
August 11, 2011 8:08 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his five-step action plan to chart the transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) services.
Facebook Adds Mobile Security Updates
August 9, 2011 8:23 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsFacebook is working hard to bring two of the social network's mobile popular security tools to mobile – social reporting and the ability to reset passwords.
AT & T Changes VM Password Policy
August 8, 2011 8:01 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsAT&T is getting serious about hackers who try to listen in on other people's voicemail by requiring new subscribers to set up Password Protect...
Lookout Warns of Malware Threats
August 3, 2011 8:14 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsJust in time for this week's 2011 Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Lookout Mobile Security is sharing some disturbing trends in smartphone security.
FCC Issues 8-Year Deadline on Tightened E911 Rules
July 14, 2011 8:49 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsWireless operators have eight years to make location tracking during E911 calls more accurate under new FCC regulations published yesterday.
Companion Bill on Public Safety, Broadcast Auctions Hits House
July 14, 2011 8:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLegislation setting the stage for the creation of a national public safety network and for allowing the FCC to sell off television spectrum landed in Congress on Monday.
Cell Phones, Texting Top Causes of Distracted Driving
July 8, 2011 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCell phone use and texting while driving have been listed as the top causes of distracted driving in a new report released Thursday...
Voicemail Spying Shows Phone Network Weak Spots
July 8, 2011 8:00 am | by Jordan Robertson & Raphael Satter, The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe voicemail tampering scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid demonstrates not only the vulnerability of phone networks...
Security Holes Discovered in iPhones, iPads
July 8, 2011 7:57 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA new security hole has opened up in Apple Inc.'s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices...
Hackers Find Hole in Apple Security
July 5, 2011 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAnonymous hacker team AntiSec Tweeted that it had hacked an Apple server.
Location, Privacy a Two-Lane Street
June 26, 2011 9:46 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsFranken hopes to make it harder for OEMs, carriers and application developers to share their customers' information with third parties, while also curtailing the practice of stalking by technological means.
Franken Introduces Location Privacy Legislation
June 16, 2011 8:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has released the fruits of last month's Senate Judiciary hearings on privacy in the form of a bill...
Public Safety Bill Hits Senate
June 9, 2011 8:07 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLong-awaited legislation that would set up a nationwide communications network for public safety workers in the 700 MHz band hit the Senate floor yesterday...
Schmidt Talks Privacy, Mobile Payments
June 1, 2011 7:54 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle Chairman Eric Schmidt yesterday took the stage at the ninth-annual All Things D conference...
Apple, Google, Facebook Cover Familiar Ground at Hearing
May 19, 2011 9:25 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple and Google were put to on the hot seat again at a hearing before the Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee...
Google Verifies Android Security Flaw
May 19, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsGoogle has confirmed reports from German researchers of a defect in its Android operating system that allows hackers...
FCC, FTC Forum to Probe LBS, Mobile Privacy
May 18, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC and staff from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a forum next month on how consumers can protect their privacy...
Freeport Gets Video Surveillance System
May 12, 2011 8:17 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe city of Freeport, Texas, is setting out to do something that other cities may learn from: Build a wireless video surveillance system using mesh technology...
FCC, Top Carriers Debut Mobile Emergency Alerts for NYC
May 11, 2011 8:17 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC announced Tuesday the creation of an emergency alert system in New York City that can send messages to cell phones alerting residents of nearby threats to their safety.
Fair Assumptions on Location Privacy Concerns
May 10, 2011 6:44 pm | by Scott Hotes, Location Labs | Articles | CommentsIn our view, the best way to approach the subject of location privacy is to apply the same rules to personal location information as to any other personal information that is considered private. Frankly, there really is no difference.
