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Thanks To Trump, Verizon Immediately Starts Making It Harder To Switch Mobile Carriers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/22/thanks-to-trump-verizon-immediately-starts-making-it-harder-to-switch-mobile-carriers/

Thanks To Trump, Verizon Immediately Starts Making It Harder To Switch Mobile Carriers

Last week we noted how the Trump FCC, at the direct request of wireless phone giants, destroyed popular rules making it easier and cheaper to switch wireless carriers. The rules, applied via spectr…

Techdirt

PrivacyDigest Jan 13

#Verizon to stop automatic #unlocking of #phones as #FCC ends 60-day unlock rule https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/fcc-lets-verizon-lock-phones-for-longer-making-it-harder-to-switch-carriers/

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule

FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation.

Ars Technica

Techdirt Dec 23

Kansas Resident Patrick Roach Successfully Sues Verizon For Refusing To Unlock His Phone (And Wins)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/23/kansas-resident-patrick-roach-successfully-sues-verizon-for-refusing-to-unlock-his-phone-and-wins/

Kansas Resident Patrick Roach Successfully Sues Verizon For Refusing To Unlock His Phone (And Wins)

If you’ve been around a while, you might remember that Verizon used to be completely obnoxious when it came to forcing you to use their phones and their shitty apps. At one point, Verizon wou…

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Oblomov Nov 15

The main problem with #Rust fixing memory bugs is that this means fewer opportunities for device #unlocking, #homebrew & the like.

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millerebonds Nov 10

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#xiaomi #unlocking

Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers Oct 31

It says something in our surveillance capitalist days that wanting to have security and privacy from ANYONE makes me a criminal.

Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details

https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/

#Cellebrite #Microsoft #Teams #Phones #Unlocking #Pixels #GrapheneOS #Google #Android #Security #Privacy #Tech

PrivacyDigest Oct 30

Someone Snuck Into a #Cellebrite #Microsoft #Teams Call and Leaked Phone #Unlocking Details

Someone recently managed to get on a Microsoft Teams call with representatives from phone #hacking company Cellebrite, and then leaked a screenshot of the company’s capabilities against many #GooglePixel phones, according to a forum post about the leak
#privacy #security

https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/

Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details

The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.

404 Media

Hacker News Sep 24

Unlocking a Million Times More Data for AI

https://ifp.org/unlocking-a-million-times-more-data-for-ai/

#HackerNews #Unlocking #Data #AI #Future #Innovation #Technology

Unlocking a Million Times More Data for AI | IFP

How a new ARPANET-style program could solve the data accessibility problem

Institute for Progress

Arabic for Nerds Sep 17

A CLASSIC ︱Bride or Groom? Unlocking the Meaning of ʻArūs (عَرُوسٌ) in Arabic | UA #3
The Arabic word عَرُوسٌ (arūs) is surprisingly ambiguous. This analysis unpacks the gender of عَرُوسٌ and reveals the correct way to form the plural of عُرْسٌ (urs), the word for a wedding.#Grammar #Unlocking Arabic
https://yalla.li/tq5ln