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Only for AT&T, and there's a response to that response that suggests that the opt-out is ineffective. I noticed some weasel words in a bank's ToS back in Janua
by gergles 9y ago
Only for AT&T, and there's a response to that response that suggests that the opt-out is ineffective.
I noticed some weasel words in a bank's ToS back in January that should have been a harbinger of this kind of 'service'. I wrote to my carrier's privacy team, and of course, heard complete radio silence in return. Here's what I sent them:
> Hello,
> I recently opened an account at MEGABANK, and read through the opening documents. Towards the end of the documents is this paragraph:
> You authorize your wireless operator (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Verizon, or any other branded wireless operator) to use your mobile number, name, address, email, network status, customer type, customer role, billing type, mobile device identifiers (IMSI and IMEI) and other subscriber status details, if available, solely to allow verification of your identity and to compare information you have provided to MEGABANK with your wireless operator account profile information for the duration of the business relationship.
> You may opt out of this information sharing by contacting your wireless operator directly.
> Googling phrases in this paragraph shows many banks and other companies that have identical or very similar language in their terms of service or privacy policies.
> I tried to contact customer service to opt out of this sharing (I absolutely do not want to share this with anybody,) but they were unable to help me. Can you please let me know how to opt out of this information sharing on all lines on my account and to provide me with any other details you have available on it?
This has been a thing for at least this entire year, and the "opt-out" mechanism appears to be completely ineffective.
- cbhl 9y agoYou left the name of MEGABANK in your second paragraph
- mrhappyunhappy 9y agoNow we know where he banks. Neat.
- nasredin 9y agoAt one of the five MEGABANKS or their subsidiaries?