Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Privacy in the old Bell System
My former Bell Labs colleague Matt Blaze reminds us that violating customer privacy used to make Ma Bell angry. Now the government -- scratch that, I mean the Executive Branch -- seems to be the only entity whose activities it's verboten to divulge.
Here's a reminder a colleague of Matt's dug up. I don't actually remember seeing such a poster in my twelve years at AT&T, but the privacy ethic was deeply embedded in the company's culture.
Here's a reminder a colleague of Matt's dug up. I don't actually remember seeing such a poster in my twelve years at AT&T, but the privacy ethic was deeply embedded in the company's culture.
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