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Getting consumers' consent to sell cellphone tracking data
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:29:49 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: DV Henkel-Wallace <gumby () henkel-wallace org> Date: November 30, 2005 8:09:26 PM EST To: Kris Gabor <kgabor () aol com> Cc: David Farber <dave () farber net>, rms () computerbytesman comSubject: Re: [IP] Getting consumers' consent to sell cellphone tracking data
Your message skips the crux of the matter: what's their incentive to keep it anonymous? How is it that nobody ever implements an anonymous automotive toll system (e.g. FASTRAK here in the bay area) even though it's _less_ effort?
And in the specific case of mobile phones, the carriers have yet to exhibit even a shred of concern for their customer's interest.
From: Kris Gabor <kgabor () aol com> Date: November 30, 2005 4:18:13 PM EST Interesting debate. I don't see the big deal here, though. A lot ofvaluable information can be gleaned from using cell phones as anonymous mobile transponders. The key is that the wireless carriers not pass on anypersonally identifiable information
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