FCC Hits Robocallers With $2.94 Million Fine
The FCC has been conducting some major ass-kicking lately, a trend it is continuing with its latest move: slapping a $2.94 million fine, the biggest in FCC history, on a serial robocaller. The robocaller in question is Travel Club Marketing, a Florida company that tries to sell package holidays and timeshares over the phone. The FCC found that it had placed ‘at least’ (heh) 182 unsolicited calls to consumers, many of whom were on the National Do-Not-Call list. The important takeaway from this is that the FCC’s action came about because of complaints from consumers. A measly 142 complains was enough to generate the biggest fine against a telemarketer in the FCC’s history. Just imagine what could happen if everyone used the (incredibly easy) system to report every phone scam.
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Rdio Now Streams Live, Local Radio to Your Browser or Phone
When it comes to music streaming services, Rdio doesn’t always top the charts, but it’s still pretty good. Now it’s adding another useful feature: you can use Rdio to listen to live, local radio stations on the web or through your phone. Local radio stations have had a tough go of things ever since the internet came along and put unlimited music on devices in your pocket. However, they’re still useful. In addition to playing music, many stations also offer local news and information relevant to your area. Even if you don’t prefer radio for your music needs, being able to listen to broadcast radio without an actual radio receiver can come in handy.
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Pushbullett adds End-to-End Encryption
Pushbullet has announced that it now supports end-to-end encryption for additional user privacy. According to The Next web, the company announced in a blog post that the new encryption is applied across notifications that are mirrored between devices, any text captured by the universal copy-and-paste option and any SMS messages that are sent using the platform. When it is enabled by entering a password on each device, then the data passed using Pushbullet is not visible to the service itself or the company, only encrypted data is passed along. The users have to go to the settings menu on each device to enter a password for end-to-end encryption. The Android, Chrome and Windows desktop apps of Pushbullet supports this feature now. The company says that it is working to bring it to iOS and Mac as soon as possible. Opera, Safari and Firefox support will then be added later.
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