HOBI Mobile Tracking Data

Mobile location tracking investigation reveals mobile carriers are still selling customer information

Back in June 2018, all four major mobile carriers released statements pledging to stop selling their mobile customers’ location information to third-party data brokers. The statements came after intense pressure from consumers after a security issue leaked the consumers real-time location data. However, a new investigation conducted by online magazine channel dedicated to technology, Motherboard…

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HOBI Smartphone to Replace Laptops

HOBI Weekly Blog Recap 10/29-11/02

Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent e-waste, artificial intelligence and consumer electronic news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 10/29-11/02. BIS seeks public comments on foreign disposition of e-waste The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a notice of inquiry seeking public comments on the effects and…

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HOBI Internet of Things

Mobile carriers will have a large role in IoT

As the IoT transformation permeates through the U.S. economy, mobile telecom carriers have the opportunity to reshape hospitality and retail industries through 5G networking combined with mobile video, smartphone payments, tablet-based point-of-sale, cellular powered digital-signage and wireless broadband connectivity. According to a recent Ericsson study, 5G is expected to be a critical enabler of virtual…

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