[IP] more on The Data Theft Scandal
Begin forwarded message:
From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed@xxxxxxxx>
Date: October 5, 2006 12:14:07 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] The Data Theft Scandal
Why look only at criminal networks accessing call center data?
Foreign and US intelligence agencies are missing an obvious bet if
they haven't already bought a controlling interest in outsourced call
center datamining opportunities. US intel agencies, for example, own
or control lots of companies (called assets) around the world.
Perhaps some form of this hypothetical program is what the offshore
wiretap and datamining bill is really trying to protect?
After Iran-Contra, it's clear that intelligence agencies owning and
controlling foreign corporations that live outside US boundaries is a
standard practice, viewed as a "good thing" by Ollie North and his
kin, despite the revulsion of most Americans.
I'm sure companies who outsource rarely have the tools to see if
intelligence agencies are mining their data, and probably wouldn't be
liable if that was happening, anyway. So why would they look?
But inquiring minds still wonder...
David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message:
From: Claudio Gutierrez <claudio.gutierrez.m@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 5, 2006 10:43:17 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: The Data Theft Scandal
Dave
An interesting documentary about data theft in India'a call
centres will be shown today in UK's Channel 4:
The Data Theft Scandal
http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/D/dispatches2006/data_theft/
index.html
In a 12-month undercover investigation, Turton infiltrates criminal
networks which trade British consumers' bank and other confidential
information for huge profits in India, the world's new call centre
capital.
<snip>
Regards
Claudio
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