   AT&T: Your data is no longer your data.
  Check this ArticleIt just seems to me that you essentially pay them to sell your information.  Didn't AT&T used to make a big deal about how customer information was private and  all that good stuff a few years ago?  What happened?   
Quote:Original post by Strider_HiryuDidn't AT&T used to make a big deal about how customer information was private and  all that good stuff a few years ago?  What happened?SBC   ;Quote:Original post by RavuyaQuote:Original post by Strider_HiryuDidn't AT&T used to make a big deal about how customer information was private and  all that good stuff a few years ago?  What happened?SBCThey're the same company now, but if I'm not mistaken, AT&T bought SBC, so whatever SBC said back then, wouldn't matter now.   ;Quote:Original post by Strider_HiryuQuote:Original post by RavuyaQuote:Original post by Strider_HiryuDidn't AT&T used to make a big deal about how customer information was private and  all that good stuff a few years ago?  What happened?SBCThey're the same company now, but if I'm not mistaken, AT&T bought SBC, so whatever SBC said back then, wouldn't matter now.Quote:The Article...AT&T (formerly known as SBC)...Actually it is the other way around. SBC felt that AT&T had more name value and thus changed its name.   ;Quote:Original post by mongrelprogrammerQuote:Original post by Strider_HiryuQuote:Original post by RavuyaQuote:Original post by Strider_HiryuDidn't AT&T used to make a big deal about how customer information was private and  all that good stuff a few years ago?  What happened?SBCThey're the same company now, but if I'm not mistaken, AT&T bought SBC, so whatever SBC said back then, wouldn't matter now.Quote:The Article...AT&T (formerly known as SBC)...Actually it is the other way around. SBC felt that AT&T had more name value and thus changed its name.So SBC bought AT&T, but changed it's name to AT&T, so essentially, it's SBC going back on their word.   ;Quote:Original post by Strider_HiryuSo SBC bought AT&T, but changed it's name to AT&T, so essentially, it's SBC going back on their word.Anyone who has been forced to use an SBC connection or customer service will understand this logic as the traditional activities of SBC, which may or may not include sending large burly men to your backyard to strike your DSL line with shovels.I suspect SBC is actually run by a random number generator.   ;Quote:Original post by RavuyaI suspect SBC is actually run by a random number generator.But how would messages from the overmind be translated?;  All your data are belong to us...This is an example to remember the next time you hear someone claim that large corporations are not threats to liberty.   ;Quote:Original post by LessBreadAll your data are belong to us...This is an example to remember the next time you hear someone claim that large corporations are not threats to liberty.Well DUH! Corporations are an ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without maintaining individual responsibility.They are, essentially, mini governments without any form of constitution.It's ridiculous; every single company I've ever worked for has monthly meetings stressing how important company loyalty is and that we won't go anywhere unless our job is our #1 priority in life; but reverse that? Hah, companies have absolutely no loyalty except to those who run them.Fuck, my company just gave away the cube of a woman who left for maternity leave 2 weeks ago, and hasn't told her yet. When she comes back in 2 weeks, they're planning on telling her that they simply don't have a cube for her, and are going to make her work on a desk in the middle of a hallway. WTF?   ;Quote:Original post by Mithrandir my company just gave away the cube of a woman who left for maternity leave 2 weeks ago, and hasn't told her yet. When she comes back in 2 weeks, they're planning on telling her that they simply don't have a cube for her, and are going to make her work on a desk in the middle of a hallway. WTF?is that actually legal? And what sort of work is she doing?   