34 posts and columns on Anton Troianovski
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Siemens Clears Way for New Leadership
Chief Executive Peter Löscher ousted.Voices
Apps for Kids Are Data Magnets; FTC Rules to Kick In
Some three years after the Wall Street Journal first tested data collection and sharing in smartphone apps — and discovered the majority of apps tested sending details to third parties without users’ awareness — the makers of widely used software continue to gather and profit from people’s personal information.Voices
How Clearwire Became the Darling of Telecom
Clearwire Corp. has long been the U.S. wireless industry’s most embattled carrier. In recent months, the money-losing company has also emerged as its crown jewel.Voices
Wary of China, U.S. Steps Into Sprint’s Board
SoftBank Corp. is readying a plan to allow the U.S. government an unusual level of influence over the operations of Sprint Nextel Corp., a concession to ease security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover.Voices
Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers
Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers’ locations, travels and Web-browsing habits.Voices
Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA
Effective spycraft has long called for cover — a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies’ use of social media.Voices
Apps: The New Corporate Cost-Cutting Tool
Apps may be creating new jobs for developers and marketers. But around the edges of the rest of the economy, they’re also starting to become a substitute for people who earn a paycheck.Voices
The Web-Deprived Study at McDonald’s
Cheap smartphones and tablets have put Web-ready technology into more hands than ever. But the price of Internet connectivity hasn’t come down nearly as quickly.Voices
Huawei’s Smartphone Sales Eclipse Nokia, RIM
Huawei has 5 percent market share of global smartphones, according to IDC.Voices