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Verizon will share your private data unless you opt-out
Boy Genius Report —
What sigh of relief that big corporations are really looking out for the little guy. Most recently, this sentiment comes in the form of being able to opt out of Verizon’s plans to share all your carrier-related data with its affiliates and agents. Wow, thanks Big Red! Verizon is sending out letters that give its customers 45 days upon receipt of said letter to opt out of the information sharing plan - so pay close attention to your mail! Or, if you are going paperless, like many eco-friendly folks, you ought to check the Verizon site. Oh, but wait, ...
Verizon's nasty little "Opt-out of letting us sell your info" leaflet
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... It's been noticed (by Read Write Web among others), but it seems Verizon has made the online copies of this legalese document inaccessible to some of its own subscribers. I can get to mine, so here it is: ...
How to opt-out of Verizon's personal info-selling scheme
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... deceptively vague title above) that they were going to sell our personal information unless we explicitly opted out. It does not provide instructions on how to do so without calling them, customers report that calling them is no help, and even when you log into your account, Verizon has made the online copies of this legalese document inaccessible to some of its own subscribers.
I can get to mine, so here it is: DownloadDocument.pdf.
David Weinberger and Read Write Web scald Verizon for this awful situation, and Weinberger figured out a direct ...
Linkpost | 3.8.2009
TechBlog —
... - When the tiniest details of private lives are placed online, is privacy a "quaint anachronism"? • Verizon Customers - Just Say No! - Verizon wants to share information generated by its customers . . . including some calls they make. • ...
Free Advice: Watch the Mail and Opt Out of Verizon Sharing Your Personal Data [Verizon]
Gizmodo —
... So keep an eye out for the mail, and be sure to opt out. Or, log in and hope Verizon grants you access to your own account so you can cancel the notice that way. [Read Write Web] ...
Verizon offer data sharing opt out to customers
Phones Review —
... and affiliates, which should be a step in the right direction to securing customers privacy a bit further.
The word is Verizon Wireless is sending out letters to customers that give 45 days upon receipt of the letter to opt out of the Verizon info sharing scheme.
Or if you want to make sure Verizon take you off the data sharing list give Verizon a call; I would say go to the Verizon website but it appears the option to opt out is currently unavailable.
Source – readwriteweb ...
Verizon Data-Sharing Hysteria Points to Larger Privacy Issues [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... It emerged over the weekend that Verizon Wireless was trying to share your cell phone data with “affiliates, agents and parent companies.” David Weinberger read the fine print on a recent 45-page Verizon mailing to discover that tidbit, and posted a ...
Verizon wants to share YOUR data
p2pnet news —
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- David Weinberger, co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto and the more recent Everything is Miscellaneous, had an interesting letter from Verizon, says Lidija Davis in ReadWriteWeb, which also features the cartoon on the right.
It seems Weinberger was on the receiving end of a “legalistic pamphlet” telling him he had 45 days to opt out of ‘agreeing’ to let, “Verizon share his personal information”.
The story goes on ...
How Do You Opt Out of Verizon's Information Sharing Plan?
Gearlog —
... bloggers who were new to Verizon Wireless posted about the pamphlets they received, as well as the difficulties they had opting out or finding information about the process on the Verizon Web site. ...
Verizon To Share Customer's Personal Data With Affiliates, Offers Shady Opt-out Feature
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... And for people who don't receive paper mail, this proved to be even harder: It turns out many people logged into their Verizon account online to find a direct link to the agreement, but had to go through several different channels to find the correct one. When the link was finally found, labeled 'Customer Proprietary Network Information Notice,' it was 'not available' and therefore useless. ...
