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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to make it easier for US mobile consumers to unlock their carrier-locked phones. The agency has proposed a new rule that requires wireless carriers to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. With the rise of cryptocurrency, digital wallets are becoming ...

A couple years ago, I bought a second hand phone. Turns out it was carrier locked to Spectrum Mobile. I called them to try and unlock it and was told (and I’m paraphrasing here, two or three years ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled a proposal to simplify the process for consumers to unlock their mobile phones from carrier restrictions. Under the new rule suggested by FCC ...

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Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

Innocent until proven guilty, yes -- but murderers also sometimes kill the wrong intended target. Julia Angwin tells us about a legal battle between tech companies like Google and the Federal Bureau ...

A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of more than 1.2 million stolen or lost mobile phones so they could be used by someone other than ...