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Re:Verizon is Selling Your Personal Data by jonah on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @05:30PM (#4634061)
Except the law and their own wording requires opt-IN:

"...we need your permission to share this information among our affiliates, agents and parent companies (including Vodafone) and their subsidiaries."

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Re:Verizon is Selling Your Personal Data by FireBeyond on Thursday October 11, 2012 @01:28PM (#4641783)
Somewhat - to them anyway, permission is "granted" by you choosing not to opt-out. It's a crazy, muddled-up, mixed up world.
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