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Caribbean operator Digicel is the latest carrier to take exception to its customers trading its voice services for OTT apps. It's trying to block VoIP, but Viber is still getting through.…
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After weeks of trying to find out why Orange mobile censored GigaOM for millions of mobile users in Britain, we finally have an answer: it's because the company's crude child protection blocks anything that looks like a blog by default.…
Read MoreCorporate Web Site Blocking & Monitoring: Best Practices?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Tony Wright, founder and CEO of RescueTime, a venture-backed software startup that helps businesses…
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