February 19, 2007
VoIP Roundup - Mon Feb 19, 2007
The Eye in the Sky: Pushing the IP Communications Envelope
There's
been a lot of talk about SEDs - service-enabled devices. SEDs will have
their own IP address and are thus pingable across the Internet. Now,
imagine that you could query a satellite view a web browser. That's
what Iridium is planning: satellites that monitor the Earth, taking
pictures. And because they'll be IP-based satellites, Iridium can sell services over the Internet to clients who need to monitor, say, a facility.
Privacy Obligations For VoIP and Telecom Providers
The US FCC
is rethinking how it will expect telecoms and VoIP providers to handle
CPNI (Customer Propietary Network Information) data - or what amounts
to call records and subscriber information. This is as a result of the
Hewlett-Packard phone records pretexting scandal and similar cases. Privacy and Security Law Blog has more details on some of the new rules that may be imposed.
Cell Phone Been Bugged?
Despite
all the issues of communications -related privacy and security, it's
unlikely that most of us have our phones or IP communications bugged.
But for whatever reason (jealous spouse, insane employer), if you
suspect you do, check out Lauren Weinstein's post How to tell if your cell phone is bugged and the accompanying YouTube video Is your cell phone bugged?
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