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more on The Data Theft Scandal
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:04:54 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed () reed com> Date: October 5, 2006 12:14:07 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: Re: [IP] The Data Theft ScandalWhy look only at criminal networks accessing call center data? Foreign and US intelligence agencies are missing an obvious bet if they haven't already bought a controlling interest in outsourced call center datamining opportunities. US intel agencies, for example, own or control lots of companies (called assets) around the world. Perhaps some form of this hypothetical program is what the offshore wiretap and datamining bill is really trying to protect? After Iran-Contra, it's clear that intelligence agencies owning and controlling foreign corporations that live outside US boundaries is a standard practice, viewed as a "good thing" by Ollie North and his kin, despite the revulsion of most Americans.
I'm sure companies who outsource rarely have the tools to see if intelligence agencies are mining their data, and probably wouldn't be liable if that was happening, anyway. So why would they look?
But inquiring minds still wonder... David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: Claudio Gutierrez <claudio.gutierrez.m () gmail com> Date: October 5, 2006 10:43:17 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: The Data Theft Scandal Dave An interesting documentary about data theft in India'a call centres will be shown today in UK's Channel 4: The Data Theft Scandalhttp://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/D/dispatches2006/data_theft/ index.htmlIn a 12-month undercover investigation, Turton infiltrates criminal networks which trade British consumers' bank and other confidential information for huge profits in India, the world's new call centre capital. <snip> Regards Claudio ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as dpreed () reed com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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