Verizon Wireless sells out customers with creepy new tactic

Amanda · Oct 8, 2015

Wikipedia was looking to start a new phone company that was supposed to be "clean" of all evil. Problem is, lobbies and governments don't allow that to happen, like here in Brazil where we have only 4 crappy phone companies and no other can join the "competition" because of burucrats.

MisterB · Oct 8, 2015

amarildojr said: ↑

Wikipedia was looking to start a new phone company that was supposed to be "clean" of all evil. Problem is, lobbies and governments don't allow that to happen, like here in Brazil where we have only 4 crappy phone companies and no other can join the "competition" because of burucrats.
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It is a world wide problem. Some countries are worse than others but telephony and telecommunications are almost always in the hands of monopolistic corporations working hand in hand with the state which heavily regulates them. Whether it's Verizon, Telemex, Telefonica, Vodaphone or any other national or regional carrier, it is pretty much the same set up.

ronjor · Mar 7, 2016

Verizon Wireless settles FCC complaint about supercookie tracking

The company will give customers more information about tracking and pay a $1.35 million fine

http://www.computerworld.com/articl...fcc-complaint-about-supercookie-tracking.html
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TheWindBringeth · Mar 7, 2016

Considering the technical aspects and somewhat uniquely severe damage to privacy, that fine sure seems like a crime. The bold text below sounds somewhat positive though. If you are a Verizon customer, don't forget to check your account(s) and associated settings.

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0307/DA-16-242A1.pdf

The Bureau’s investigation found that although Verizon Wireless began inserting UIDH into consumers’ Internet traffic as early as December 2012, the Company did not disclose this practiceu until October 2014. It was not until March 2015—over two years later—that Verizon Wireless updated its privacy policy to include information about UIDH. The Bureau’s investigation also found that at least one of Verizon Wireless’s advertising partners used UIDH for unauthorized purposes to circumvent consumers’ privacy choices by restoring deleted cookies.
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In addition, the Bureau’s investigation found that Verizon Wireless inserted UIDH into the Internet traffic made from mobile device lines, including enterprise, government, and Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) lines, which were ineligible to participate in Verizon Wireless’s targeted advertising programs.
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To settle this matter, Verizon Wireless will pay a fine of $1,350,000 and implement a compliance plan that requires it to obtain customer opt-in consent prior to sharing a customer’s UIDH with a third party to deliver targeted advertising. With respect to sharing UIDH internally within Verizon Communications Inc. and its subsidiaries, it must obtain either opt-in or opt-out consent from its customers. Verizon Wireless will also generate customer UIDH using methods that comply with reasonable and accepted security standards.
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During the pendency of the Bureau’s investigation, Verizon Wireless updated its customer-facing documents, including its privacy policy, to disclose UIDH to consumers and also provided consumers—for the first time—with a choice to opt out of UIDH in March 2015.
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Given Verizon Wireless’s updates concerning UIDH, the compliance plan also requires Verizon Wireless to maintain its current practices of: (1) removing UIDH from enterprise, government, and MVNO lines within a reasonable period after activation and in those cases not use such UIDH for any purpose; (2) allowing customers who opt in to sharing UIDH to subsequently opt out at any time, and (3) disclosing Verizon Wireless practices and use of UIDH in its privacy policies and FAQs and update them as appropriate.
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