How will the AT&T revelation affect you?

[johnclark]

https://consumerist.com/2016/10/25/a...ce-nationwide/

I find this particularly disturbing: The company, described at the time under the code name Fairview, was singled out as “highly collaborative” and displaying “an extreme willingness to help,” above and beyond that found with other communications companies. But what is a new revelation is the fact that with Hemisphere, AT&T acts not just in response to warrants or subpoenas, but actually voluntarily mines its troves of data and sells that information.

I can just see that cute little Lily saying "Welcome to AT&T, where we'll rat you the fuck out".

[FunInDFW]

This is a revelation? Seems like it should be obvious they, and others, are doing this. Selling data is one of the most profitable business models there is today. Most phone apps that we use for a single purpose (like messaging - WhatsApp, or navigation, Waze), actually are worth more than they ever would be thanks to the amount of data they collect and can therefore sell.

Edit: You mentiong they're "... rat you the fuck out" when in actuality they won't unless it's extremely valuable to someone (or some entity like law enforcement). Everyone would just jump ship if they reported every minor thing. Don't think the hobby is something on their list. That is, unless you're the head of BP, some important governmental person, etc. Us shmos aren't relevant to them.

[johnclark]

Good point, but it bothers me that they're more than willing to cooperate for the right price. I'm sure the hobby isn't on their radar, but it would be if LE asked it to be. Not much is safe from prying eyes these days.

[cowboyesfan]

Originally Posted by johnclark

Good point, but it bothers me that they're more than willing to cooperate for the right price. I'm sure the hobby isn't on their radar, but it would be if LE asked it to be. Not much is safe from prying eyes these days.

I wonder when they will have a suspicious wife program?

[crunchtime]

Big Brother is watching and listening

[Clit Lover]

Not to hijack the thread, but crunchtime your avatar is really hot. Is she someone I could hope to meet?

[ManSlut]

^^^That's funny, "Not to hijack the thread...", but let me go ahead and hijack it anyway?...Smh

[mrredcat43]

All the carriers do this, it's nothing new

[Chung Tran]

telecommunications and financial services replaced auto mechanics as the biggest thieves several years ago.

[groovyguy]

AT&T affects me by making me want to fuck Milana Vayntrub.

[rexdutchman]

The NSA is building a site in UTAH that's bigger then most cities to watch us, Big Brother is here.

[Sir Lancehernot]

How will the AT&T revelation affect me? Not at all.

[rexdutchman]

all communications being watched

[Sir Lancehernot]

Originally Posted by groovyguy

AT&T affects me by making me want to fuck Milana Vayntrub.

Check out porn star Lily Adams, who adopted the name of Milana's AT&T character and does bear at least a passing resemblance to her:

[gladius82]

ALL electronic communications are or can be monitored at any time. The FBI was screening e-mails before there was an NSA and can still do so. Cell phone call are no different. This in news in that the companies (carriers) are now collecting data for the agencies to sell....but the information is still being collected.