Thursday, January 17, 2002

Baby Bells Preparing to Reveal Customers' Personal Calling Data

Security Update 10 January 2002
In a move so brazen that it has rendered thousands consumers first incredulous and then irate, at least two of the United States' regional telephone monopolies have sent notices to customers indicating that they intend to trade, sell, or use for marketing purposes the calling records they accumulate from every telephone customer. These records include not only whom, when, and where you call, but also -- if you're on a wireless phone -- your physical location. They can be used to program telemarketers' computers to call you when you are most likely to be home -- or to compile a dossier of your most frequent contacts.
http://www.extremetech.com/article/0,3396,s%253D25124%2526a%253D21033,00.asp

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