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more on FCC cites terrorism fears, blocks release of phone outage data
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:17:01 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: August 28, 2004 9:36:45 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com, quasara () vortex com Subject: FCC cites terrorism fears, blocks release of phone outage data Dave, In an age where competitive pressures make it ever harder to pry any meaningful data from carriers and telcos regarding quality of service, the FCC's decision to cease releasing outage data will not contribute in any significant way to national security, but will provide a major contribution to those firms desirous of covering up for incompetent operations. Perhaps this isn't as big a deal as the cutoff of all manner of important public safety-related data that has been proceeding under the auspices of the "Osama Excuse" -- but it's a dramatic example of muddy reasoning at best or perhaps even of activites bordering on collusion at worst. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40329-2004Aug27.html --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/laurenCo-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
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