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[Nick <intnetwork AT dogstar1.com>]

I suggest supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation if these issue are 
important to you. http://www.eff.org/
Nick

----- "Scott Chilcote" <scottchilcote AT earthlink.net> wrote:
| Hi Stan,
| 
| I've been bothered by this since I read about it on a news blog a
| month 
| or so ago.  Verizon is selling people's private calling information to
| 
| anyone it considers to be a "business partner".  Besides being a 
| thorough invasion of privacy (isn't AT&T being sued for handing over 
| people's calling records to the government?), the opportunities for 
| abuse seem breathtaking.
| 
| For example, it would allow a company to buy the calling records for a
| 
| competitor's sales force.  Wouldn't that be a handy way to bring in
| new 
| customers?
| 
| I'd like to switch away from Verizon Wireless as soon as I can find a
| 
| decent alternative.  Unfortunately the options are very limited in the
| 
| triangle.  I left Sprint because their service is very weak from a 
| number of locations I visit.  AT&T is another one of the few choices,
| 
| but they handed over our records to the FBI without blinking.
| 
| I think that leaves just T-Mobile.  The coverage map on their web site
| 
| shows fairly weak service in the triangle.  I'd like to find out if
| it's 
| better than it looks...  Or if T-Mobile has also been making inroads
| on 
| the privacy of their customer base.
| 
|      Scott C.
| 
| 
| stan briggs wrote:
| > all,
| > 
| > has there been discussion in this group about CPNI? links are
| provided, 
| > below, that may be verizon wireless specific but are applicable
| across 
| > the wireless industry.
| > 
| >
| 
http://skydeck.com/blog/mobilemarket/get-ready-for-more-advertising-on-your-cell-phone/#more-109
| > 
| > they are doing this to preempt a change in federal law:
| > 
| >
| http://www.ipbusinessmag.com/departments.php?department_id=6&article_id=23
| 
| >
| <http://www.ipbusinessmag.com/departments.php?department_id=6&article_id=23>
| > 
| > thanks,
| > stan
| > 
| > -- 
| > Stan B. Briggs
| > +1-919-414-9513
| 
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