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Re:AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' c... by currymj on Friday July 12, 2024 @03:09PM (#40948473)
in this case it’s pretty tough because the phone company does need this metadata just to bill people. so they should protect it properly.
Re:AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' c... by compootr on Friday July 12, 2024 @05:16PM (#40949521)
I don't see a reason as to recording who contacted who. If it's for billing, just record duration, if they're not an 'unlimited' customer and flags on whether it'd incur extra charges (i.e roaming, international call)
Re:AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' c... by BrandoElFollito on Sunday July 14, 2024 @12:39PM (#40961867)
This is the kind of information that the end user may want.

OTOH this could be an opt in decision with a warning on the consequences

Re:AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' c... by jetbalsa on Friday July 12, 2024 @08:06PM (#40950589)
Its a interesting issue, its kinda of like software piracy, so what if someone steals the product, we will still make money on the product with the normal sale of the data in the first place. Its just making the news because it was a breach. It's not counted as a breach if the exact same party was to buy the data outright from ATT in the first place.