The Telecom Digest
Friday, September 30, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 211
T-Mobile to pay millions to settle class-action suit over data breach
How Mobile Phones Became a Privacy Battleground–and How to Protect Yourself
T-Mobile waiving overcharge fees
CWA Organizing Update
Message-ID: <20220929220414.GA435462@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:04:14 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: [telecom] T-Mobile to pay millions to settle class-action suit over data breach By Matthew Keys T-Mobile has agreed to pay more than $350 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that stemmed from a serious data breach that hit the company last year. Current and former T-Mobile customers began receiving notices this week saying they are eligible for a $50 payment if they file a claim before next January. Residents in California are entitled to a $100 payment if they file a claim. https://thedesk.net/2022/09/t-mobile-data-breach-settlement-payment-checks/
Message-ID: <20220929224134.GA435879@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:41:34 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: [telecom] How Mobile Phones Became a Privacy Battleground–and How to Protect Yourself By Thorin Klosowski In the 15 years since the iPhone's debut, the world of data privacy has changed significantly. Since 2007, app-privacy controversies–ranging from the social network Path downloading the contents of people's address books to every weather app under the sun selling location data–have snowballed, leading to concerns both legitimate and misinformed, as well as the inability of many phone owners to determine which threats are real. But digging through history to understand where the privacy controls of iOS and Android began, and how both mobile operating systems have shifted to give people more control, can give you a better idea of what the true threats are right now. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/protect-your-privacy-in-mobile-phones/ -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220929224730.GA436037@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:47:30 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: [telecom] T-Mobile waiving overcharge fees By: Keyshawn Frazier T-Mobile has announced that customers in certain counties of Florida and Georgia who are impacted by Hurricane Ian and are not already on unlimited plans will not pay overage charges. The company is waiving unlimited talk, text and data from Sep. 28 to Oct. 3 for the following counties in Florida and Georgia : ... https://www.fox4now.com/news/state/t-mobile-waiving-overcharge-fees
Message-ID: <20220929232155.GA436406@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 23:21:55 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: [telecom] CWA Organizing Update In a groundbreaking victory, a majority of AT&T In Home Expert (IHX) workers in North Carolina chose to join CWA, becoming the first state in the Southeast where IHX workers have formed a union. They join IHX workers in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Nevada, and Arkansas in building power with hundreds of thousands of workers at AT&T to fight for a voice on the job. https://cwa-union.org/news/organizing-update-176 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
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