Attention AT&T Wireless customers

Ok, I don't often bring up potential flame war material in this blog. But the following caught my attention. I just hope that other wireless carriers don't decide to do the same.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/21/BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL

The meat of the article is that AT&T is changing their privacy policy and requiring you to agree to it if you want to continue using their service. Ok, that's fair. Here's the kicker in the policy:

"While your account information may be personal to you, these records constitute business records that are owned by AT&T," the new policy declares. "As such, AT&T may disclose such records to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process."

So, legitimate business practices such as selling your calling habits to anyone willing to pay for them....

Then there is this quote about their new video services:
"The policy also indicates that AT&T will track the viewing habits of customers of its new video service -- something that cable and satellite providers are prohibited from doing."

Wow. Can we say Big Brother is watching what you watch?!?!!

*sigh* I'm glad I don't use AT&T for anything.