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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

AI-Generated Voice Calls: New Tech, Old Rules

The FCC reminded companies this month that calls containing “artificial or prerecorded voices” are regulated by TCPA. And, that the FCC considers AI-generated voices to be just the kind of “artificial” that fall within the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Shutting Down the Cell Phone Scammers: The FCC Adopts Rules to Crack Down on Fraudulent Practices against Wireless Phone Users

On November 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a Report & Order (“Order”) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”), adopting measures to address two techniques bad actors frequently...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FCC Takes On Texts, Expands Consumer Protections

It has been busy at the FCC. On March 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced its issuance of two headline-making Report and Order and Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM)...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #327 – Scammers Spoof Cell Phone Numbers

Scammers use familiarity to get victims to fall for their scams. One way to do that is to spoof a cell phone number from the same area code to make the targeted person think that the person calling or texting them is someone...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Smish Smash, Don't Take a Financial Bath

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Having been phish bait numerous times, we are wisely wary of emails inviting us to click on embedded links that either install malware or direct us to fraudulent websites. However, the immediacy and informality associated...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #217 – Law Enforcement Warns of Juice-Jacking Scam

If, like me, you travel a lot, listen up—the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has issued an advisory as part of its fraud education campaign warning travelers not to use free USB charging stations offered in airports,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cybersecurity Best Practices

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When you bring to mind someone “hacking” a computer one of the images that likely comes up is a screen of complex code designed to crack through your security technology. Whereas there is a technological element to every...more

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