swa
@rr.com
| reply to jc100
Re: Wow
Why the heck would att need a warrant to read what's on their own network? They own it. They can do whatever they like with it. The constitution just says the government can't interfere with it it. A law preventing ATT from reading something on their own network would actually be unconstitutional itself. You paying a subscription fee to ATT doesnt grant you any sort of ownership over ATTs property - their network. Of course if you can afford it go ahead and sue. It's not like 99% of the people in this country give a rat's ass about the constitution anyway. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
1 edit | 1) There is a TOS in place which would have to be changed. IE giving every customer a chance to cancel.
2) ATT would most likely be breaking Multiple State and Federal Laws by data mining such information. As I said above, ITS NOT their network. It's the shareholders =) and subscribers. As when you buy a subscription, you are basically leasing that aspect of their service. It's a lease agreement the service I pay for.
Therefore, the constitution can come into play. As we saw with the NSA, this information could be turned over and handed over to the government or other agencies. Hence, exposing their customers to unforeseen ramifications. Look at it this way, NO ISP has yet to tread on the dangerous ground of looking at what gets sent. It opens the ISP for liability if files are shared, it opens the ISP to privacy invasion lawsuits, and worst of all, it breaks loads of laws. Depending on how this is carried out, you better believe it'll end up in court. As I stated, the constitution does come into play as even though this is a private network, it must abide by laws set forth for its operation in the U.S. |
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NetMan
@bellsouth.net
| reply to swa
Nobody is mentioning that ATT, along with almost EVERY other carrier, have NNI agreements (Network to Network Interface. Meaning if I am a Sprint subscriber, intending to send information to a Level3 subscriber (or maybe overseas), at some point my information MAY cross the ATT network. IF ATT intends to do as they wish, they will not only have the capability to monitor traffic from THEIR customers, they have the ability to filter traffic from EVERYBODY. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10 | Yep. That too. |
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