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A litany of failures: Public accounts committee blasts gigabit broadband rollout plans

2021-01-08 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

The public accounts committee (PAC), comprising a group of MPs that oversee public spending, have lambasted the national gigabit broadband rollout plans as a “litany of failures”, arguing that the government is allowing digital inequality to worsen at a time when connectivity is more important than ever. With the UK headed into yet another lockdown, the ever-present threat of the digital divide is once again being thrown into stark relief. The PAC’s report, published on Friday…read more on TotalTele.com »

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ACLU Blasts Clearview's Facial Recognition Accuracy Claims

2020-02-14 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld

The American Civil Liberties Union has leveled criticisms agains facial recognition tool developer Clearview for making misleading claims about the accuracy of its product. Clearview apparently has been telling law enforcement agencies that its technology underwent accuracy testing modeled on the ACLU's 2018 test of Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition tool.

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T-Mobile US blasts lawsuit, says plaintiffs are 'dwelling in the past'

2019-07-11 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

T-Mobile US has launched a withering attack on the group of states that have sued to block its $26 billion merger with Sprint. Last month, nine states Attorneys General, plus the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, sued to block the Sprint/T…read more on TotalTele.com »

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