Greg Roach's Berkshires Blog
Sunday, March 29, 2009
  Opt Out
Do you want Verizon Wireless to "share" your all your cell phone info? I bet you don't:
A "legalistic pamphlet" that informed [Weinberger] he has 45 days to opt out of 'agreeing' to let Verizon share his personal information.

Weinberger, unlike the majority of us who rarely read the associated paraphernalia that arrives with bills and the like, noticed that Verizon's modus operandi was to share Customer Proprietary Network Information - the data created as a result of your relationship with Verizon Wireless - unless you ask them to stop.

This information includes "services purchased (including specific calls you make and receive), billing info, technical info and location info. They promise to only share this with 'affiliates, agents and parent companies.' It will definitely not be shared with 'unrelated third parties' ... unless, perhaps that third party pays Verizon to become an affiliate, whatever the heck 'affiliate' means," Wienberger wrote.
The story leads to this blog post, which tells of the tale of trying to opt our online and eventually tells you how to do it.

Short version - call 1-800-333-9956 or click here if you've created an online MyVerizon account.

Does Massachusetts State Law allow crappy business practices like this? Or does federal law trump all?
 
Comments:
And, Let's give them a boat load of State money to create a broadband monopoly in Western Mass!

An mini AIG I suspect.
 
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