SMS Flaws Identified That Affect All Major OS Platforms
At the Black Hat Security Conference that’s taking place today in Las Vegas, two security researchers are set to present…
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Mobile Advocacy Coalition: Protecting SMS Marketing
Earlier this week, Justin told us about the potential $90 million ruling against Simon & Schuster for sending unsolicited text messages…
Government Steps In To Regulate “Sneaky” SMS Plans
The government of Norway has stepped in to put a stop to many SMS plans that charge consumers an on-going…
U.S. Mobile Spam Prevention Law Introduced
Today two U.S. senators introduced legislation aimed at curbing unwanted text messages. Called the “m-SPAM Act of 2009,” the potential…
Mobile Marketers: Self-Regulate With MMA Complaint Process
Remember the AT&T text-spam fiasco, which I said was especially egregious because it seemed the cellular company violated its own…
AT&T Breaks Own SMS Regulations With Idol Texts
This week AT&T Wireless wasn’t about to let consumers remain idle about Idol. To get people to tune in to…
T-Mobile: Double Opt-In No Longer Required
T-Mobile has decided, effective immediately, that it will no longer require marketers and other senders of commercial, non-premium SMS to…
Just Say No to Texting without Permission
We’re all very familiar with the Mobile Marketing Association’s Best Practices (PDF file) regarding getting consumers’ permission before sending text…
Free Speech in Mobile Marketing
EDITORIAL / CONVERSATION STARTER My recent post here about the walled gardens of mobile carriers and seeing Jared Reitzan’s segment…
Telus’ Anti-Spam Gesture: Ingenious Move Or PR Ploy?
Canadian texters got up-in-thumbs recently when telecom company Telus Corp. unveiled new pricing that would start charging people without data…