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Breach Brief – TIO Networks

December 5, 2017 | 0 Comments

TIO Networks, owned by PayPal has suffered a data breach that may have compromised the personally identifiable  information or PII of up to 1.6 million customers. TIO suspended operations on November 10th to investigate “security...

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Cellphone Plans; Which One is the Right One?

December 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Its the holiday season and someone is going to get a new cellphone. Most people already have a cellphone. Make that 96 percent of the U.S. population has a cellphone. African-Americans are more likely to...

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African-Americans and Net Neutrality

March 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

In a close three to two vote along party lines, the FCC announced new rules on Internet governance to support net neutrality and the open Internet, protecting freedom of innovation and access to web content. The new...

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AT&T Settles Cramming Charges

October 9, 2014 | 0 Comments

AT&T  and the FTC have come to a  settlement agreement over accusations of cell phone cramming.  Federal and state regulators announced Wednesday that AT&T has agreed to pay $105 million for “cramming” unauthorized charges on the...

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Home Wi-Fi Security

July 22, 2014 | 0 Comments

We are in the era of wireless connectivity. Most African-American homes have an Internet connection that comes through the cable or telephone wires. But once inside the signal goes to a wireless router that allows...

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