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FCC Allows Bells to Sell Your Telephone Usage Data
Devistater writes "Spotted on hardocp. The FCC said in a ruling yesterday that telephone companies can sell your name, who you call, and for how long you talk to anyone who is an "affiliate." No longer is this required to be an opt in marketing approach, now its OPT OUT. Sounds like spam is coming to the telephone world, and what an egregious breach of privacy. Article on PCWorld has some of the details." There's also a short Reuters story and a good one on ecommercetimes.com.
Personally, I love waisting thier time by letting them talk for 15 seconds and asking them to hold on. I put the phone down, watch 2 minutes of TV and pick it back up again. I tell them I am interested, let them talk for another 15 seconds, ask a dumb question and then ask them to hold again, where I watch another 2 minutes of TV.
You'd be surprised how long they stay on hold...
If there were more assholes like me who wasted thier time, Telemarketing would never be profitable. You're making it easier to skip people who aren't interested...
The other thing you can do is act like you're really interested, but NEVER actually ACCEPT what they are offering. You can haggle, ask stupid questions, conjure stupid reasons, or interrupt your purchase with the sudden decapitation of your family pet. OMG!!!
Talking with Telemarketers is a great opportunity to hone in on a number of communication skills.
"Communism is like having one [local] phone company " - Lenny Bruce
how is this insightful??
this post is offtopic (we're talking about a flagrant violation of privacy, not personal morals), and flamebait to boot.
Additionally, it makes no sense.
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