topbanner_forum
  *

avatar image

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
  • Tuesday March 19, 2024, 4:24 am
  • Proudly celebrating 15+ years online.
  • Donate now to become a lifetime supporting member of the site and get a non-expiring license key for all of our programs.
  • donate

Author Topic: Privacy alert: Verizon is now monitoring your mobile Web habits  (Read 3391 times)

erikts

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2007
  • **
  • Posts: 224
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Verizon is making a significant change to its privacy policy for mobile users -- and by default, you're opted in.

"Verizon is making a significant change to its privacy policy for mobile users this week. By default, the company will now use a bunch of your info for "certain business and marketing reports" and for "making mobile ads you see more relevant.""

Read more


doctorfrog

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2008
  • **
  • Posts: 140
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Privacy alert: Verizon is now monitoring your mobile Web habits
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2011, 02:02 PM »
Thanks for this. My fiance just got an iPhone4, who knows what wonderful stuff will be leaking out of that thing.

40hz

  • Supporting Member
  • Joined in 2007
  • **
  • Posts: 11,857
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Privacy alert: Verizon is now monitoring your mobile Web habits
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2011, 02:06 PM »
Certainly provides a disincentive for Verizon customers to indulge in pillow talk via text or e-mail. :tellme:

skwire

  • Global Moderator
  • Joined in 2005
  • *****
  • Posts: 5,286
    • View Profile
    • Donate to Member
Re: Privacy alert: Verizon is now monitoring your mobile Web habits
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2011, 10:38 PM »
Gah, I hate shit like this.  I just opted out both mine and my wife's numbers.   >:(