Comments on: TechLawJournal Parses Phone Company Denials http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Judith http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-52355 Judith Sat, 20 May 2006 19:28:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/#comment-52355 <p>What about other phone companies? Like Qwest? or my local re-supplier? or long distance phone companies, like Power Net Global? Or, right now, are just Verizon, BellSouth and AT&T; involved? I'd sure like to know that answer. And if a re-supplier is using Qwest lines, can Qwest access my call records and turn them over without the local re-supplier even knowing about it?</p> What about other phone companies? Like Qwest? or my local re-supplier? or long distance phone companies, like Power Net Global? Or, right now, are just Verizon, BellSouth and AT&T; involved? I’d sure like to know that answer. And if a re-supplier is using Qwest lines, can Qwest access my call records and turn them over without the local re-supplier even knowing about it?

]]> By: Judith http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-33516 Judith Sat, 20 May 2006 18:28:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/#comment-33516 <p>What about other phone companies? Like Qwest? or my local re-supplier? or long distance phone companies, like Power Net Global? Or, right now, are just Verizon, BellSouth and AT&T involved? I'd sure like to know that answer. And if a re-supplier is using Qwest lines, can Qwest access my call records and turn them over without the local re-supplier even knowing about it?</p> What about other phone companies? Like Qwest? or my local re-supplier? or long distance phone companies, like Power Net Global? Or, right now, are just Verizon, BellSouth and AT&T involved? I’d sure like to know that answer. And if a re-supplier is using Qwest lines, can Qwest access my call records and turn them over without the local re-supplier even knowing about it?

]]> By: Jim Harper http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-52354 Jim Harper Fri, 19 May 2006 12:39:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/#comment-52354 <p>Remotely possible. But unlikely. Given that they trust themselves to do the right thing, why would they take this precaution against abuse? It would only hinder their ability should they want to investigate a number. But much is unknown . . .</p> Remotely possible. But unlikely. Given that they trust themselves to do the right thing, why would they take this precaution against abuse? It would only hinder their ability should they want to investigate a number. But much is unknown . . .

]]> By: Jim Harper http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-33515 Jim Harper Fri, 19 May 2006 11:39:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/#comment-33515 <p>Remotely possible. But unlikely. Given that they trust themselves to do the right thing, why would they take this precaution against abuse? It would only hinder their ability should they want to investigate a number. But much is unknown . . .</p> Remotely possible. But unlikely. Given that they trust themselves to do the right thing, why would they take this precaution against abuse? It would only hinder their ability should they want to investigate a number. But much is unknown . . .

]]> By: Gil http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-52353 Gil Thu, 18 May 2006 20:20:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/#comment-52353 <p>Is it possible that the companies didn't provide the actual phone numbers, but gave calling information with the actual phone numbers replaced with non-identifying (but consistent) values?<br><br>That way, the NSA could research calling patterns, but not determine who the individuals are without following further legal processes.</p> Is it possible that the companies didn’t provide the actual phone numbers, but gave calling information with the actual phone numbers replaced with non-identifying (but consistent) values?

That way, the NSA could research calling patterns, but not determine who the individuals are without following further legal processes.

]]> By: Gil http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-33514 Gil Thu, 18 May 2006 19:20:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/05/18/techlawjournal-parses-phone-company-denials/#comment-33514 <p>Is it possible that the companies didn't provide the actual phone numbers, but gave calling information with the actual phone numbers replaced with non-identifying (but consistent) values?</p> <p>That way, the NSA could research calling patterns, but not determine who the individuals are without following further legal processes.</p> Is it possible that the companies didn’t provide the actual phone numbers, but gave calling information with the actual phone numbers replaced with non-identifying (but consistent) values?

That way, the NSA could research calling patterns, but not determine who the individuals are without following further legal processes.

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