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Re: Yeah....
said by dennismurphy  :[...] Let's say that you have Verizon Wireless service. And Verizon home service. That's where this information will specifically benefit you. Because - by seeing that you make a lot of phone calls from youlet's say you're a frequent traveler to Europe. It might be cheaper for you to pick up a VZW Global Phone and a Vodafone SIM card than to rent a phone each time you travel. The Vodafone people can then set you up with the right European plan, and tie it all into your VZW service. That is a quasi-legitimate justification for "sharing" information assuming the consumer is OK with such sharing. My objection to such sharing, however, lies in the simple fact that such information is arbitrarily shared by default without consumer knowledge or consent, for reasons unknown, and with unknown partners for an indefinite length of time. That is the crux of the sharing issue.
Further, while it is all well and good that Company X states in good faith the purposes for above-referenced sharing, the consumer is still entitled to the control of his own data, particularly the entity to whom/from whom his calls are placed, duration and frequency. None of which is necessary to share with other "partners" so that Company X can hawk an allegedly better monthly plan.
Bottom line: My CPNI is my own and I don't want it shared with anyone for any reason. Period.
said by dennismurphy :See, it's not all nefarious. That is strictly a matter of personal opinion. |
