Re: ISP Privacy - does your isp do this???

    Jeeze.......  >:- /    That is unbelievable!
    No way I would do business with a company like that!
      Paul

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kear" <choicemag(at)hotmail.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 2:09 AM
Subject: ISP Privacy - does your isp do this???


> My ISP has asked everyone to agree to a new terms and conditions
statement,
> that seems to permit them to do anything they like with my private
> information.  Here are the clauses that concern me:
>
> [quote]
> 14.2 Company may collect, store, transfer and/or disclose to third
parties,
> for any purpose (including where required by a credit  reference provider
or
> any Law), any information or data (whether  confidential or not) relating
to
> Customer's registration to the  Service, use of the Service or this
> Agreement including data.
>
>
> 14.3 Upon written request by Customer, Company must notify Customer of any
> data or information collected, stored, transferred and/or disclosed by it
to
> a third party.
> [/quote]
>
> If I'm reading this right, they can disclose any details in the
registration
> data they have (name address, phone numbers, my age, occupation, credit
card
> details, bank account details, computer type) to anyone they like.  I have
> no right to refuse, and they don't have to disclose to me they've done it
> unless I ask in writing.
>
> I think this is outrageous but they say it's "quite normal" amongst ISPs.
>
> Is it?  Have any of you guys been asked to agree to this kind of blank
> cheque?
>
> Cheers,
> Mike Kear
> AFP Webworks
> Windsor, NSW, Australia
>
>
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