Qwest Plan Stirs Protest Over Privacy

gilroy writes: "The New York Times has an article (free registration required) about customer reaction to a recent mailing by Qwest. Although the mailer only describes their privacy policy as it currently exists, apparently it's caught a few people by surprise." This hit David Farber's IP list a few days ago: see the original message or the follow-up. As Brett Glass accurately notes, most people believe that information about who they call is protected by law.

Comments

for those who didn't read the article.

[Ma'at]

Qwest hasn't sold anything to anybody. Federal law just says they can, and they reserve the right to. The FCC tried to pass a law requiring people to opt-in to data sharing which was struck down by the federal court, resuting in the current opt-out policy. According to the article, Qwest favored the opt-in version of the law. They're not the ones screwing you out of your privacy, so if you want to rant against someone, let it be the federal government.

-Ma'at