No Sheep

Time to Boycott AT&T

// June 24th, 2006 // Technology Bits

Quoting SFGate.com:

AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The changes are significant because they appear to give the telecom giant more latitude when it comes to sharing customers’ personal data with government officials.

The new policy says that AT&T — not customers — owns customers’ confidential info and can use it “to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process.”

The policy also indicates that AT&T will track the viewing habits of customers of its new video service — something that cable and satellite providers are prohibited from doing.

Moreover, AT&T (formerly known as SBC) is requiring customers to agree to its updated privacy policy as a condition for service

One more company destroying personal freedoms and abusing their customers. I’ll have to add AT&T to my list of companies I hate and avoid doing business with when possible. They join the “good” company of Sony, Microsoft, and Delta.

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