Travel Technology - Verizon is giving out your information unless you opt out

VZW intros new opt-out policy for dissemination of calling records


By Colin Gibbs

Story posted: October 12, 2007 - 1:38 pm EDT


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Verizon Wireless is requiring customers to opt out of allowing the carrier to share their customer proprietary network information (CPNI), a new policy that could spark protest from the carrier’s customers.

CPNI comprises users’ calling records and includes the numbers of incoming and outgoing calls and time spent on each call, among other data. Verizon Wireless last week began sending letters notifying customers that they have 30 days to opt out of the program by calling an 800 number before their information would be shared.



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According to the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/business/16phone.html?ref=business), the phone number to call to opt out is 800-333-9956