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| Thundercleets 2006-06-21, 3:33 pm |
| AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
David Lazarus
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
David Lazarus
Lazarus At Large Archives
AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
06/21/2006
AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The
changes are significant because they appear to give the telecom giant
more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with
government officials.
More here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL
If AT&T wants to sell you out then turn about is fair play.
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| John Navas 2006-06-22, 3:33 pm |
| On 21 Jun 2006 12:19:32 -0700, "Thundercleets" <thundercleets@yahoo.com>
wrote in <1150917572.411926.187820@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>:
>AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
>David Lazarus
>
>Wednesday, June 21, 2006
>
>David Lazarus
>Lazarus At Large Archives
>
>AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
>06/21/2006
>
>AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The
>changes are significant because they appear to give the telecom giant
>more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with
>government officials.
>
>More here:
>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL
>
>If AT&T wants to sell you out then turn about is fair play.
"AT&T retroactively adjusts privacy policy"
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/0...privacy_policy/>
What we meant to say is, you don't have any
[MORE]
"AT&T "clarifies" privacy policy"
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060622-7110.html>
Privacy activist Chris Hoofnagle:
"Harmonizing privacy policies should have taken place at the time of
the merger (which was announced in March). The timing of the policy
change is more likely related to lawsuits brought against the company
for (allegedly) disclosing (consumers') records. ... AT&T is reserving
an unqualified right to exploit personal information any way the
company sees fit. The intent is veiled in euphemisms, but the language
means that the company believes it has an unqualified right to do
almost anything with the data."
[MORE]
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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Cingu...less_FA
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| John Navas 2006-06-22, 3:33 pm |
| On 21 Jun 2006 12:19:32 -0700, "Thundercleets" <thundercleets@yahoo.com>
wrote in <1150917572.411926.187820@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>:
>AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
>David Lazarus
>
>Wednesday, June 21, 2006
>
>David Lazarus
>Lazarus At Large Archives
>
>AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
>06/21/2006
>
>AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The
>changes are significant because they appear to give the telecom giant
>more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with
>government officials.
>
>More here:
>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL
>
>If AT&T wants to sell you out then turn about is fair play.
"AT&T retroactively adjusts privacy policy"
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/0...privacy_policy/>
What we meant to say is, you don't have any
[MORE]
"AT&T "clarifies" privacy policy"
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060622-7110.html>
Privacy activist Chris Hoofnagle:
"Harmonizing privacy policies should have taken place at the time of
the merger (which was announced in March). The timing of the policy
change is more likely related to lawsuits brought against the company
for (allegedly) disclosing (consumers') records. ... AT&T is reserving
an unqualified right to exploit personal information any way the
company sees fit. The intent is veiled in euphemisms, but the language
means that the company believes it has an unqualified right to do
almost anything with the data."
[MORE]
--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Cingu...less_FA
Q>
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| Cliff 2006-06-25, 10:33 pm |
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"Thundercleets" <thundercleets@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150917572.411926.187820@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
> David Lazarus
>
> Wednesday, June 21, 2006
>
> David Lazarus
> Lazarus At Large Archives
>
> AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours
> 06/21/2006
>
> AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The
> changes are significant because they appear to give the telecom giant
> more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with
> government officials.
>
> More here:
>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL
>
> If AT&T wants to sell you out then turn about is fair play.
>
What does ATT have to do with Cingular? (Other than the ownership thing)
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| Thundercleets 2006-06-25, 10:33 pm |
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Cliff wrote:
> "Thundercleets" <thundercleets@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1150917572.411926.187820@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL
>
> What does ATT have to do with Cingular? (Other than the ownership thing)
The article does not say much about it but I'd assume Cingular=AT&T
with regards to policy.
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| Yeeehaaa 2006-06-25, 10:33 pm |
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"Cliff" < missingrealname@yaho
o.com> wrote in message
news:3zUmg.28203$vU.27406@tornado.texas.rr.com...
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> "Thundercleets" <thundercleets@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1150917572.411926.187820@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL
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> What does ATT have to do with Cingular? (Other than the ownership thing)
>
About the same thing Microsoft has to do with Windows, or Ford has to do
with Mustang, or GE has to do with NBC, etc
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"Yeeehaaa" <not@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> About the same thing Microsoft has to do with Windows, or Ford has to do
> with Mustang, or GE has to do with NBC, etc
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I don't get your comparison? Windows and Mustangs are products sold by a
company. The relationship of AT&T and Cingular is that it's one company
owning (or partially owning) another company. The GE and NBC comparison
makes a little more sense.
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