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Old 18-11-2009, 08:23   #16
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Re: Mobile phone company sold private data
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey View Post
Is this different from the phone companies selling the information on normally?
It is in one way. The phone companies are obliged to comply with the Data Protection Act which I believe currently requires that they seek our permission to sell our data.

These guys were just selling it.

I have to admit, I suspect this is the tip of the iceberg. Every time I am near an end of contract, or an upgrade date, I get at least one phone call from a random mobile phone company telling me I am near the end of my contract. This is information I don't normally volunteer to anyone, and I usually do read through the TsandCs when signing a contract and tick (or leave blank, as appropriate) the necessary options to stop them selling my data.
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