I get back from vacation and I find this. Talk about violating Kim's first law of identity (user control and consent)...
From Schneier:
AT&T Rewrites its Privacy Policy
AT&T has a new privacy policy, and if you are its customer you have no choice but to accept it.
The new policy says that AT&T -- not customers -- owns customers' confidential info and can use it "to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process."
The policy also indicates that AT&T will track the viewing habits of customers of its new video service -- something that cable and satellite providers are prohibited from doing.
Moreover, AT&T (formerly known as SBC) is requiring customers to agree to its updated privacy policy as a condition for service -- a new move that legal experts say will reduce customers' recourse for any future data sharing with government authorities or others.
Posted
Jun 29 2006, 07:28 AM
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keith-brown