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IP: Time for the FED to intervene -- Denver Post's Ed Quillen on privacy
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 18:18:21 -0500
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 17:16:15 -0600 From: John Kristoff <jtk () depaul edu> IP: Denver Post's Ed Quillen on privacy David, I haven't seen anyone mention a similar announcement I've received from SBC Ameritech. I'm in Chicago and I received the following not long ago: If you do not want us to use any of your service and usage information to offer products and services, please call 800-303-7260 within 30 days of receiving this notice. There is no charge for electing to restrict your information. By allowing us to use your customer information, we will be able to offer products and services that you may find valuable based on your existing services. Restricting your information will not affect the products you currently have from SBC Ameritech and may not eliminate all marketing contacts. Even if you restrict use of your information, it may be used to market services to you. Your election is valid until you affirmatively revoke it. The employees and management of all the SBC Ameritech family of companies would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued business. We are proud to carry on our long tradition of providing our community with reliable, technologically advanced and affordable telecommunications services. I tried the number a few days ago, sometime after work, and a recording said the office had closed. I just called (5:00 p.m. CST) and went through an automated system, which allowed me to enter my phone number that disabled the service. That is, before the system hung on me twice after a single ring and about 10 seconds of silence each time. The recording says I can easily re-enable the marketing services at any time. I could call back, enter my phone number and select the appropriate key - if you know my phone number, you could do this for me if you wanted to. John
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