UK House of Lords Inquiry on ‘The Regulation of the Internet’
The UK House of Lords Select Committee on Communications has recently opened a Public Consultation on ‘The Regulation of the Internet’, with submissions being accepted until Friday 11 May. The Call for...
View ArticleCovington IoT Update: Mobile Phone Manufacturer Settles with FTC Over...
Mobile phone manufacturer BLU Products, Inc. entered into a settlement agreement with the FTC last week to resolve allegations that one of BLU’s China-based vendors collected personal information...
View ArticleIoT Update: Are Wearables Medical Devices Requiring a CE-Mark in the EU?
Wearable watches that help consumers obtain a better understanding of their eating patterns; wearable clothes that send signals to treating physicians; smart watches: they are but a few examples of the...
View ArticleFCC Plans to Advance Proposal to Change Device Marketing Rules
In what is expected to be one of the last meetings under the leadership of current Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Chairman Ajit Pai, the agency will consider adopting a Notice of Proposed...
View ArticleFCC Seeks Comment on Proposal to Change Device Marketing Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would modify certain aspects of the FCC’s device authorization rules. Specifically,...
View ArticleFCC Considering Changes to Emergency Alert Service Rules; Collecting...
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) regarding its Emergency Alert Service (“EAS”) rules. These rules...
View ArticleWhite House Calls for Legalization of Some Cell Phone Unlocking
The Obama administration issued a statement on Monday declaring that consumers not bound by service agreements should be able to unlock their cellular devices for use with other network providers. In...
View ArticleCell Phone Unlocking Push Moves to Congress
House and Senate Judiciary Committee leaders joined the cell phone unlocking debate last week by introducing a pair of new bills. If enacted, the bills would overturn an October 2012 regulation...
View ArticleApple Changes Warranty Policy in China Following State Media Attacks
By Joanne Sum-Ping with research assistance by Susan Shao After enduring weeks of attacks from Chinese state-owned media, Apple has announced a change in its warranty policy in China. The attacks...
View ArticleFCC: Customer Data Carriers Obtain Through Mobile Devices Subject to Existing...
Telecommunications carriers and providers of interconnected VoIP service with access to certain kinds of customer information collected through mobile devices are subject to existing privacy rules...
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