viperpa33s
Why Me?
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
 ·Bright House
| suprise, suprise
It doesn't surprise me that Comcast made the news again. It seems like Comcast will give your personal information out to anyone. I know, I know people are going to say that the people who file share deserve everything they get. I guess I could say the same thing about people buying music when the RIAA and some music stores got caught for price fixing.
I am not here to defend one or the other. All I am here to say it seems that Comcast privacy policy is a farce. Not because Comcast is answering subpoenas but because they are releasing the information so easily. Doesn't seem like there are safeguards in place to make sure people's information is not just being handed out to just anyone and in a responsible manner. |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| quote:
Information Use and Disclosure
Comcast uses personally identifiable information collected on the Service as necessary to render the Service and to:
* install, operate, support, and maintain the Service;
* confirm that you are receiving the service requested and are properly billed for it;
* identify you when changes are made to your Service account;
* make you aware of new products or services that may be of interest to you;
* detect unauthorized reception, use, or abuse of the Service;
* determine whether there are violations of any applicable policies and terms of service;
* manage the Service network;
* configure cable modems and/or other cable service-related devices; and
* comply with law.
Spells it out quite clearly for this instance
The DMCA is law. You can't expect Comcast to risk losing their (and their investors) money, and potentially having to shut down service to their other customers; so you can break the law with impunity.
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
·Bright House
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You didn't seem to get my point. I wasn't defending file sharers, I was merely stating that Comcast has no safeguards and will give your personal information out to anyone.
If you break the law then you have to face the consequences. Though under the DMCA, anyone can file a subpoena to get your personal information and the company has to give it. A person doesn't even need proof when they they file a subpoena under the DMCA, just an assumption that someone else was breaking the law. Then if the presumption is false, the person who filed the subpoena still has your personal information and can do what ever they want with it. Even the police can't get your personal information without having at least some proof.
What happens if the owner of the computer wasn't actually doing the downloading? I bet if you weren't around, someone would be able to use your computer to download music and burn it onto a cd without you even knowing. Then you would get that nasty letter from the RIAA saying you were downloading music and we are going to sue you. Of course you weren't the person doing the downloading but that don't matter to the RIAA or Comcast.
That's why there is checks and balances with the court of law so something like this never happens. |
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