In article <slrnfh57ii.83.dcferguson@akit-ferguson.com>,
Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:


> >> VZW sent out a letter dated October 12, 2007 to some/most/all their
> >> customers (I haven't received it yet) stating that they were going to
> >> begin sharing (selling) their customers' calling information to 3rd
> >> parties if their customers do not opt out of the process.
> >
> > Are you quite certain that's what it said?
>
> He included this link to a scanned copy of the letter, here:
>
> http://skydeck.com/downloads/verizon...pni_notice.pdf
>
> You can read it yourself. It doesn't say "sell" anywhere, but his
> description otherwise matches my reading of the letter. It is also
> worth while reading the "Your Privacy" section of the new Terms &
> Conditions, which opts you back in if you ever get new service or
> make a change to your account which requires signing a new contract.


VZW doesn't use the word "sell." (do you really think they would?). They
say "share."

However, do you really believe they are going to just give for free such
information to "affiliates, agents, and parent companies (including
Vodaphone) and their subsidiaries"?



--Mike