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| Verizon Wireless - Opt Out Or Be Sold Out |
| 2007-11-10 |
| Last week, it was revealed that Verizon Wireless is mailing a notice advising wireless subscribers that if they fail to Opt Out within 30 days, Verizon will begin SELLING their Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) to “third parties and affiliates”. CPNI information includes all the calls you place or receive on your cell phone (along with date, time and call duration). Verizon intends to allow “targeted ads” created by their affiliates sent to your phone... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #5 here is the automated 800 number to call to OPT OUT: 1-800-333-9956 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-10 18:44 |
| #4 go to the link - there are emails for FCC commissioners and a sample email to use - I did - I looked at my Verizon website profile and there's no clear opt-out links...f*ckers |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-10 18:25 |
| #3 I just called Verizon and talked to a rep. It's true. Sigh. Sold out by our own. Can we make a company a Senator? I hear Caligula made a horse a Senator, so I don't see why we can't make Verizon a Senator as well. Verizon is benefitting from this at two levels: 1) $$$ for each name they sell, and each time they sell it 2) $$$ for phone calls that go over their limit All they lose is credibility (and like countless other callers, I'm sure they let them know in no uncertain terms, either). I would think that there would be a lawsuit in here somewhere. I've had a few calls on my cellphone. Next time some company calls me I'm going to run my car into a phone pole and claim whiplash. If some idiot can sue McDonald's for $100M for spilling hot coffee in her lap, I figure this is worth $1B at least. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-11-10 18:15 |
| #2 One hopes that if there is an afterlife the executives that made this decision spend an eternity in hell with junk phone calls. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-10 17:48 |
| #1 But god forbid they should supply the exact same info to the government on calls to Paki madrassas and such. |
| Posted by: Uneath Guelph3593 2007-11-10 17:06 |