Huawei sues FCC to stop ban on Huawei gear in US-funded networks
Huawei lawsuit seeks to overturn ban on Huawei gear in FCC-funded networks.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
FCC tries to bury finding that Verizon and T-Mobile exaggerated 4G coverage
FCC buries investigation's finding in 5G press release, won't punish carriers.
New Iranian wiper discovered in attacks on Middle Eastern companies
“ZeroCleare” wiper, descendant of Shamoon, found by IBM responders.
Senators want answers about algorithms that provide black patients less healthcare
Was the potential for bias considered in these literal life-or-death algorithms?
Mobile industry has stifled eSIM—and the DOJ is demanding change
US warns GSMA, says it must change eSIM standard that blocks competition.
Justices debate allowing state law to be “hidden behind a pay wall”
An open-government activist published Georgia law online. Then the state sued.
Google workers fired amid organization efforts file retaliation complaint
The fired four are heading to the NLRB with complaints of illegal retaliation.
Developer faces prison time for giving blockchain talk in North Korea
Defenders say Virgil Griffith only presented public information.
T-Mobile touts “nationwide 5G” that fails to cover 130 million Americans
T-Mobile's "nationwide 5G" isn't nationwide and is just barely faster than 4G.
You can migrate your photos from Facebook to Google next year
There has been a download option for years, but a straight migration is new.
Facebook tried to fight $5B FTC fine, is ready to fight antitrust probes
An attempt to break up Facebook would "suck," Zuck says, but he's ready to fight.
Ajit Pai wins (and loses) in court as net neutrality repeal is mostly upheld
Court upholds repeal of US rules but rejects FCC attempt to block state laws.
Men hack electronic billboard, play porn on it
Pornographic video could be seen along I-75 for 15 to 20 minutes, police say.
Why big ISPs aren’t happy about Google’s plans for encrypted DNS
DNS over HTTPS will make it harder for ISPs to monitor or modify DNS queries.
Councilman “mind-boggled” by Baltimore City IT department ineptitude
City IT lost data for audit because it was all kept on staff workstations.
