#introduction I have at times maintained #GNU packages, and I have participated in sovereign tribal governments. My expertise is in #cryptography, #geospatial, and #telephony, and I have built secure communication applications. I have spoken at free software conferences worldwide in the past.

#wikimedia's #video of the day shows you how to dial a #rotaryphone

"...it saves time to keep the numbers in front of you, while dialing..."

#vintage #telephony #howto

Ok todays goal is to explain some more how a vendor’s product doesn’t actually work.

#it #tech #telephony

[BLOG] Microsoft 365 Copilot for Microsoft Teams telephony #MicrosoftTeams #Calling #Telephony #VoIP #AI #Copilot

http://erik365.blog/2023/08/10/microsoft-365-copilot-for-microsoft-teams-telephony/

Gizmodo: China Proposes Two-Hour Limit Per Day on Internet Access for Minors https://gizmodo.com/china-proposes-limits-on-internet-access-for-minors-1850700660 #southchinamorningpost #huaweitechnologies #technologyinternet #officeequipment #videotelephony #mobilephone #xiahailong #smartphone #telephony #internet #newmedia #zhangyi #iimedia #xiaomi #apple

Definitely most interesting thrift find in a while - behold, a Mitsubishi VisiTel from 1988. Telephony with pictures! https://books.google.com/books?id=HOQDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA50&ots=tzSafLrM-K&dq=visitel%20mitsubishi&pg=PA50#v=onepage&q=visitel%20mitsubishi&f=false #vintagecomputing #telephony #history

[BLOG] Microsoft Teams Call Queue no agents opted or logged in #MicrosoftTeams #Telephony #Calling #VoIP #CallQueues #TAC #Microsoft365

http://erik365.blog/2023/07/28/microsoft-teams-call-queue-no-agents-opted-or-logged-in/

I've spent a happy couple of hours running 4 new #phone lines from one side of the #telephoneExchange shed to the other.

There's not a lot to see (just some new outlets on the wall behind the #isdx) but I think this is the first bit of #telephony I've done in the shed in months.

It means I don't have to drape the #modem cables across the doorway any more!

A phone booth.

#UrbanPhotography #Photography #Leixlip #CountyKildare #Ireland #Mastodaoine #Telephony #Technology

Sign of the times. Have removed the landline and now getting rid (recycling) the telephone handpiece. Don't miss it. ☎️

The interesting side issue of the move from landlines to mobile/smart phones is signage. How are phones displayed on business signs? I've noticed one or two already using a styalised smartphone. 📱 The old 📞 or ☎️ is still widely used.

#phone #landline #telephony

TIL that hotel phone manufacturers publish PDFs of *brand guidelines*, specifying which of their telephone models you should put in your franchise hotel rooms

https://bittelamericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Bittels-Brand-Standards.pdf

#hospitality #telephony #phones #pbx

@Yostme
Sorry for the late response.

The #InviziblePro app sounds like a compelling solution that one can use mobile devices, with the help of friends at #FDroid.

Unfortunately, it seems #Australia don't allow ethical #telephony devices into the country. What we mean when we say that is devices that can easily be flashed with ethical #FOSS firmware. Otherwise it would be a contender.

Today we prescribe to #APAB or #AllPhonesAreBad.

Wondering if anybody with a background in telephone tech that can explain to me if there is any reason why phone companies cannot block, or at least flag, spoofed phone numbers. I feel that it would go a long way towards reducing phone-based scamming.

If they can't be blocked just put a flag on such calls that I can then set a block on. If I think that somebody that I want to hear from, that might use spoofed numbers, say telemarketing people, then I could choose to not block them. (Hint: that will never, ever happen.)

My ongoing assumption is that the phone companies are somehow making money from the spoofing process, and are willing to put up with their clients being scammed in order to keep doing so. Any one know a different explanation?

#scams #telephony #optus #telstra

TITLE: Confusion in Text Messaging, Encryption, and HIPAA

A therapist colleague of mine contacted Ring Central (a video and
telephone platform that provides HIPAA BAA subcontractor paperwork upon
request) with questions about their messaging capabilities and
encryption.  They were looking for a compliant way to text message with
clients.  The support staff directed them to this article:

https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/Intro-to-end-to-end-encryption-in-RingCentral-messaging.html?brand=RingCentral&product=MVP&language=en_US
<https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/Intro-to-end-to-end-encryption-in-RingCentral-messaging.html?brand=RingCentral&product=MVP&language=en_US>

At first glance, the article would seem to make messaging with clients
golden as a good level of encryption is described and the therapist has
a HIPAA BAA with Ring Central.  Right?

Wrong.

A few different topics are getting confused here -- smart phone SMS text
messaging, messaging within Ring Central apps and websites, and HIPAA
BAA subcontractor agreements.

With SMS text messaging by phone it will never be HIPAA compliant (even
if the therapist sends it from within Ring Central) because the client
will get the SMS text message unencrypted on their smartphone.

Messaging within the Ring Central apps and website *IS* at an excellent
level of encryption -- but won't be covered by the therapist's HIPAA BAA
agreement unless the people messaged are also part of the therapist's
company account or are other therapists with their own Ring Central
accounts with HIPAA BAA subcontractor agreements.  This will rarely if
ever cover therapy clients.

This gets confusing.  So -- for example -- when I go into my Ring
Central account online and click on "Message" I'm invited to email a
messaging link to anyone I choose.  So far so good.  But when that
person (like a client for example) goes to that messaging link, Ring
Central REQUIRES them to sign up for their own FREE Ring Central
account.  That FREE account WILL NOT be covered by a HIPAA BAA
agreement.  So the messages sent to them (inside a Ring Central app or
website) will be encrypted but not HIPAA compliant.

Similar problem with Ring Central video conferencing.  As long as the
client DOES NOT sign in with their own free account -- and instead goes
to my anonymous video link -- it will be covered under my BAA agreement
with Ring Central.  However, Ring Central invites clients to sign up for
their own FREE account in order to video conference with me.  If the
client makes that mistake, then its no longer a HIPAA compliant video
conference session because only one of our two Ring Central accounts is
covered by BAA.

I sometimes wonder why this all is left in such a confusing state?

Of course, I'm not a lawyer, so do your own research too.
*
Michael Reeder, LCPC
*
*Hygeia Counseling Services : Baltimore / Mt. Washington Village location*

 #psychology #neurology #socialwork #psychiatry @psychology
@socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth
#psychotherapists @psychotherapists #pharmacy
#medicationchecker #drugs #druginteractions #cookies #tracking #hacking
#3rdpartytrackers #HIPAA #privacy #dataprivacy #webbeacons#RingCentral
#VoIP #telephony

The beauty of a Tesla Stropkov DS 3600 telephone from the 1980s #ArtTuesday #Telephony

This is a DS 3600 analog telephone made by Tesla Stropkov in about 1982. It’s still functional and absolutely beautiful.Check out the blog post here for more.

https://blog.adafruit.com/2023/05/02/the-beauty-of-a-tesla-stropkov-ds-3600-telephone-from-the-1980s-arttuesday-telephony/

#Adafruit

The beauty of a Tesla Stropkov DS 3600 telephone from the 1980s #ArtTuesday #Telephony https://blog.adafruit.com/?p=548579

#Nokia’s LTE/#4G network 📱 will be integrated into an #IntuitiveMachines #NovaC lander and a Lunar Outpost MAPP rover, which will touch down near the Shackleton Connecting Ridge at the #lunar #SouthPole https://www.bell-labs.com/research-innovation/network-fundamentals/first-cellular-network-on-the-moon

#Moon 🌙 #telephony

Picture : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nokia_6310_(Type_NPE-4).jpg

Was just asked by a https://telnyx.com support engineer, followed by a person-to-person email exchange with a service manager, why we couldn't just share accounts since they hadn't provided proper permissions yet to access ACH transactions for anyone other than the Owner. #security #telephony #telnyx

@perkinsdavid Thanks for your interest. I am severely #disabled and, inter alia, cannot use #telephony. I am probably not a good fit for your opportunity.

US acoustician, MIT professor & inventor Leo Beranek using a Hush-A-Phone, a device for silencing phone calls. AT&T, who held a #monopoly over US #telephone service at the time sued against the device & lost, setting a legal precedent that eventually led to their own breakup.

#telephony #silence #acoustics #LeoBeranek #SoundBeyondMusic #MuseumOfPortableSound