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[IP] Getting consumers' consent to sell cellphone tracking data



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From: DV Henkel-Wallace <gumby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 30, 2005 8:09:26 PM EST
To: Kris Gabor <kgabor@xxxxxxx>
Cc: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>, rms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] Getting consumers' consent to sell cellphone tracking data
Your message skips the crux of the matter: what's their incentive to keep it anonymous? How is it that nobody ever implements an anonymous automotive toll system (e.g. FASTRAK here in the bay area) even though it's _less_ effort?
And in the specific case of mobile phones, the carriers have yet to exhibit even a shred of concern for their customer's interest. 


From: Kris Gabor <kgabor@xxxxxxx>
Date: November 30, 2005 4:18:13 PM EST

Interesting debate.  I don't see the big deal here, though.  A lot of
valuable information can be gleaned from using cell phones as anonymous mobile transponders. The key is that the wireless carriers not pass on any 
personally identifiable information






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