Re: [privacy] AT&T, Verizon Readily Break Their Own Rules

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Fri, 12 May 2006 14:45:43 EDT, Dude VanWinkle said:

> I was a customer of bellsouth in Atlanta for many years after 9/11, so
> if anyone hears of a class action, let me know. I wouldnt sign on to a
> lawsuit designed to get money (outside of legal fees) but I would sign
> on to a class action that hoped to make the telco's more respectful of
> my privacy and fearful of their customers retribution when they screw
> us over.

I'm missing something.  The only two ways to make a corporation fearful
of customer retribution (remember - POTS telco service is a monopoly
in mose places, so people can't jump ship easily) is to extract large
sums of money from them and affect their bottom line, and force a settlement
that delivers all C-level execs a kick in the testicles.

And given that Qwest was the only one with enough testicles to say "get a
warrant or a court order or even a grocery list signed by an actual judge,
and *then* we'll sell out all our customers", I doubt a kick would dissuade
them....

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