Verizon is tracking you and selling the data

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bitWISE
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Verizon is tracking you and selling the data

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57533 ... ng-habits/
"We're able to view just everything that they do," Verizon Wireless exec has boasted. Privacy groups say initiative -- including linking databases showing whether customers own pets -- may violate wiretap law.
You can supposedly disable it here:
https://wbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vz ... acy.action
andyman
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Re: Verizon is tracking you and selling the data

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wonder what kind of data they're extracting from my phone.. oh wait, none :)

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losCHUNK
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Re: Verizon is tracking you and selling the data

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That's exactly what they want you to think...
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mjrpes
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Re: Verizon is tracking you and selling the data

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I have a samsung captivate, so whatever geo tracking they are doing is very inaccurate.
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Re: Verizon is tracking you and selling the data

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I wonder if this affects StraightTalk users, since those prepaid phones use the Verizon network.
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