Trusting service providers?

>> I believe that my service provider has illegally collaborated with a
>> rogue government organization to turn over call records

Here is what happens elsewhere as well, in this instance without any
government involvement:

Germany fuming at Telekom's spy scandal
http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2008/05/27/Germany_fuming_at_Telekoms_sp
y_scandal/UPI-56191211919425/

Henry



On 6/26/08 11:23 AM, "Paul Kyzivat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Amen!
> 
> Paul
> 
> (That was legally protected religious speech - about as religious as you
> will ever get from me.)
> 
> Dean Willis wrote:
>> 
>> On Jun 26, 2008, at 7:36 AM, Paul Kyzivat wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hannes Tschofenig wrote:
>>> 
>>>> If you want to pick such as service provider then why does the chain
>>>> of trust not work for you?  Hopefully you trust the provider you have
>>>> chosen.
>>> 
>>> Well, that seems obvious. If the SP is willing to trust *me*, then it
>>> is probably willing to trust its other customers. If I am not willing
>>> to trust its other customers, then I can't trust it.
>>> 
>> 
>> I believe that my service provider has illegally collaborated with a
>> rogue government organization to turn over call records in violation of
>> federal law, and that when they got caught doing it, were able to lobby
>> for special protections. They enjoy a legally-protected near monopoly
>> when they ought to be up against the wall for treason, having conspired
>> to violate the national constitution.
>> 
>> I might have to do business with the, but why the heck should I trust them?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Dean
>> 
>> 
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