Coming June 18th, Connectivity will be offering a directory phone service listing of 15 million UK mobile phones (nearly 1/3 of the population). Apparently these numbers were freely obtained during normal course of business or through surveys which folks provided their mobile numbers. For a $1.20 charge, you can subscribe to a voice automated service that will connect you to these mobile device via supplying name and town; and an option to leave a voice mail in absence of the call connecting (yet claims that the actual number will not be supplied).
Of course, a corresponding SMS web service will be offered as well—with call back for matches.
Oh; but there is an opt-out option though it may take up to a month to enact. Is anything safe from spam or unwanted calls anymore? Wonder how they will certify teenagers/minors using mobile devices are protected?
A former consultant of Connectivity who is now with Privacy International has expressed concern about the way in which these numbers were collected and is now destined to be used.
The point being don’t provide any more information than you absolutely have too even if they say it’s “required” and certainly don’t volunteer any data in surveys or otherwise.
This is sure to add concerns to the already threatened and often violated Data Protection Act...which some numbers show about 18% of company are not sure if they have illegally release personal information to third parties and/or failed to information securely.
The 8 principles of DPA from http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/dpa/principles.html:
When processing personal information the following 8 principles must be complied with and data must:
1. be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully and shall not be processed unless certain conditions are met.
2. be obtained for a specified and lawful purpose and shall not be processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose
3. be adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes
4. be accurate and kept up to date
5. not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose
6. be kept safe from unauthorised access, accidental loss or destruction
7. not be transferred to a country outside the European Economic Area, unless that country has equivalent levels of protection for personal data.
So, here’s a site that claims to do the opt-outs Telephone Preference Service (TPS)
Oh; but there is an opt-out option though it may take up to a month to enact. Is anything safe from spam or unwanted calls anymore? Wonder how they will certify teenagers/minors using mobile devices are protected?
A former consultant of Connectivity who is now with Privacy International has expressed concern about the way in which these numbers were collected and is now destined to be used.
The point being don’t provide any more information than you absolutely have too even if they say it’s “required” and certainly don’t volunteer any data in surveys or otherwise.
This is sure to add concerns to the already threatened and often violated Data Protection Act...which some numbers show about 18% of company are not sure if they have illegally release personal information to third parties and/or failed to information securely.
The 8 principles of DPA from http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/dpa/principles.html:
When processing personal information the following 8 principles must be complied with and data must:
1. be obtained and processed fairly and lawfully and shall not be processed unless certain conditions are met.
2. be obtained for a specified and lawful purpose and shall not be processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose
3. be adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes
4. be accurate and kept up to date
5. not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose
6. be kept safe from unauthorised access, accidental loss or destruction
7. not be transferred to a country outside the European Economic Area, unless that country has equivalent levels of protection for personal data.
So, here’s a site that claims to do the opt-outs Telephone Preference Service (TPS)
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