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| Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. The White House wants to limit the way companies can use big data. Obama Administration advisor John Podesta is calling for a digital “bill of rights” for consumers so that people will understand how their data is being used. The Administration’s report is a response to the revelations made by Edward Snowden, but it goes beyond government activities to touch as well on the data collected by wireless service providers and other companies. Carriers will be keeping a close eye on developments here, as they try to balance customer rights with their own interest in making targeted offers based on data, and potentially selling some data to third parties. |
Other top stories: Sprint prioritizes safety; Foxconn may target service providers Infrastructure news this week: Sprint is moving to more direct relationships with its contractors, and Foxconn may enter the network hardware business. … Read More Test and Measurement: More CA support from Anritsu, new handhelds Anritsu received GCF certification on three more carrier aggregation band combinations; plus new handheld solutions from Anite and Ixia…. Read More AT&T’s API strategy – Apigee charts the course When AT&T executives talk about their network, they are more likely to discuss platforms and APIs than they are to mention servers and routers. … Read More |
