Re: Getting consumers' consent to sell cellphone tracking data

[Anthony Rodgers <Anthony_Rodgers () dnv org>]

Can I chip in here?

If the positioning data is unaccompanied by any personally identifying 
information whatsoever, what harm?

Regards,
--
Anthony Rodgers
Business Systems Analyst
District of North Vancouver
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On Nov 29, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Richard M. Smith wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The Baltimore Sun and New York Times recently ran articles about the 
> State
> of Maryland getting ready to roll out a traffic flow monitoring system 
> which
> works by tracking the position of cellphones which are being carried in
> cars.  The Baltimore Sun article is still online at this URL:
>
>    Cell phone data tracing traffic in Md.
>    System 'watches' vehicles, raises fears about privacy
>    http://tinyurl.com/7we6q
>
> Virginia and Missouri are also about ready to test similar systems.
>
> I want to see a requirement put into place that wireless companies 
> must get
> a customer's written consent before any of  their cellphone position 
> data is
> turned over to a third-party for any uses not related to making 
> cellphone
> calls.
>
> I recent contacted the Maryland Highway Department and requested a 
> copy of
> the contract for the system.  The contract is now online as a Word 
> document
> file on my Web site:
>
>    http://www.computerbytesman.com/privacy/mdotcontract.doc
>
> I haven't had time to review the contract yet, but I did see that the 
> funds
> for this Maryland project are coming from the Federal Highway 
> Administration
> (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/).  Perhaps the FHWA are the folks who should 
> be
> requiring consumers to provide consent to have their cellphone 
> position data
> sold to other companies.
>
> Richard M. Smith
> http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
>
>
>
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