22Jul/09
Can you hear me NOW? WELL!? CAN YOU?!
John Hargrave likes to make a point--LOUD and CLEAR. With a megaphone, in this case. He wants to know why ANYONE can get access to ANYONE's private cellular telephone account records. (See this Washington Post article for more information.) So, he didn't just ask anyone. He signed up for a web site offering "free cellphone records", and used the data he gathered to pay a visit to the home of Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg--with a megaphone.
Verizon, as you may recall, is the company that once offered it's customers 45 days to opt-out of "agreeing" to let them share personal account data with "affiliates, agents and parent companies".
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About Jeff M. Fischbach
Jeff Michael Fischbach is founder and President of SecondWave Information Systems (SecondWave.com), a consulting firm specializing in Forensic Technology. Since 1994, he has served as a board member and technology adviser to numerous professional organizations and corporations. Mr. Fischbach has been engaged as a litigation consultant and Forensic Examiner, offering expert advice and oversight on matters involving intellectual property, computers, information systems, satellite, tracking and wireless communications technologies. He has advised law enforcement, foreign government representatives, judges, lawyers and the press.Join the conversation...
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