Helping Service Providers Ensure Their BEAD Network Build-Outs Are BABA Compliant

Regulatory concerns around the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding program are top of mind for those involved in rural broadband opportunities, and the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act is a challenge for both manufacturers and service providers. Manufacturers face the realities of today’s supply chain and the need to provide cost-effective solutions […]

A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting face recognition data without their consent. The scandal started when a student using the alias SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, “Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,” displayed after the […]

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