Whatever you want to believe.
It has always amazed me that people want privacy but leave it all
hang out (so to speak) In this day of technology you leave so many
digital footprints out there. Kind of reminds me of the Head of
google getting all bent out of shape when Cnet googled his info and
let everyone know it.
As I said in my occupation I have very little privacy. My pay is
discussed by a board and voted on by all the congregation (By the way
I do not know their financial information or salaries but they all
know mine.) I have no say in it except to walk out the door if I am
unhappy. My spending is watched over by everyone. Every slip up is
discussed in public!
In Europe it is never expected to have the kind of privacy folks
think they have here in America. I do not expect privacy. If I am
doing wrong I expect to be caught. I do not expect anyone to cover
my tracks. (Even if I am paying them, it is not their job to cover
for my criminal activity.)
But I do believe you are wrong. What Verizon was assuring you was in
conjunction with what they are required to do with your private data
resulting from a transaction. It is what any respectable merchant
will do when purchasing or divulging any financial data to them,
assure you that they will keep this data private.
Collusion with NSA? If the feds come up to me and say we need this,
my first reaction, when and how soon! They are the government and I
am responsible to them. (Remember Verizon operates under the
privilege of the Federal government to use the airwaves and the phone lines.)
Maybe it is because I have such a low expectation of privacy, but it
did not disturb me one bit that someone might listen into my
conversations. As I said before I have nothing to worry about in that regard.
Stewart
At 07:59 PM 1/27/2008, you wrote:
I do not think I am mistaking two different sets of privacy.
Privacy guarantees as pertaining to my "personal information" is
exactly what could have been violated by Verizon in their collusion
with the NSA. I'll probably never know if my own personal
information that was in the hands of Verizon was handed over to the
feds, but such information on others was.
The verbiage I saw on the log out page did not specify that only
personal information as related to my online financial transactions
was guaranteed to be held in private. That verbiage appeared to
state the overall position that Verizon takes with its customers in
general, and with myself specifically.
"As always, the privacy and security of your personal information
is our #1 priority and is backed by our Internet Privacy Policy."
At any rate, the basic privacy guarantees that Verizon has with
all of their customers is and has been spelled out on their website
and in other documentation for years. That most certainly was
violated, thus the scrambling to find a way to get the administration
to push for a law to place Verizon beyond the laws that existed at
the time that the violations took place.
Steve
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Prince of Peace
Ozark, AL SL 82
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