Trendspotting: Hidden Agenda
Even though cellphone bills have always been notoriously—many would say infuriatingly—high, we might all want to check that mysterious charges haven’t been tacked on recently. Enter a deceptive practice called “cramming,” whereby a customer is enrolled in a short message service (SMS) that delivers, without consent, texts about, say, celebrities, horoscopes, dating and weather. The [...]
May 18, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Technology, Trends | Tags: cellphone cramming, cellphone trends, cramming, dumbphone, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, financial trends, money trends, short message service, smartphone, smartphone trends, SMS | Leave A Comment »
