[privacy] AT&T, Verizon Readily Break Their Own Rules

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

David Lazarus writes in The San Francisco Chronicle:

[snip]

The privacy policies of AT&T and Verizon are very specific about requiring a warrant or subpoena before either company 
will share customers' data with government officials.

There's no exception for when the government comes calling with nothing more than a vague desire to find terrorists.

AT&T, the company formerly known as SBC, says in its privacy policy that "we must disclose information, when requested, 
to comply with court orders or subpoenas."

Verizon Communications says in its policy that it discloses people's info when "it is required by law and when we 
believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or 
legal process."

[snip]

More here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/12/BUGICIQA461.DTL


Also, it is noteworthy to point out, as does
SaveTheInternet.com, that:

[snip]

AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth want us to trust that they’ll be good stewards of Internet freedom. Meanwhile, they’re 
selling out ordinary Americans to the National Security Agency.

[snip]

More:
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2006/05/11/trust-att-verizon-and-bellsouth/

- ferg


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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/

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