IP: Qwest Argues for Limit to Privacy

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:15:22 -0500
> From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>
> To: dave () farber net

Note that Verizon is going ahead with their effort and has a lot better PR 
control than does Quest. Perhaps that has something to do with the large 
advertising budgets of Verizon Wireless >> NO NO no real paper would do 
that, would they? djf

> <http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Qwest-Privacy.html>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Qwest-Privacy.html


>   DENVER (AP) -- Qwest Communications International (news/quote) has 
> scrapped plans to share customer information among its divisions, but 
> says in federal documents privacy is not an absolute customer right.


Qwest in January withdrew the plans after a backlash by thousands of 
customers upset about their account information being shared. The 
Denver-based phone company said it will wait until the Federal 
Communications Commission issues new rules on customer records later this 
year before developing another plan.

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