[IS&T Security-FYI] SFYI Newsletter, October 22, 2012

[Andrew Munchbach]

Good Morning,

As a follow-up to Andrew Munchbach's SFYI Newsletter, see below, we have
confirmed that Verizon Business/Enterprise/Government-liable (including
MIT Corporate) accounts ARE NOT included in Verizon's Precision Market
Insights reporting service.

Best,
Matthew Sullivan

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Matthew Sullivan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IS&T | CSS | Mobile Devices Team
P: 617-253-6445
E: irishman at mit.edu






On 10/22/12 2:03 PM, "Andrew Munchbach" <amunch at MIT.EDU> wrote:

>In this issue:
>
>1. Is Verizon Wireless selling your usage data?
>
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>1. Is Verizon Wireless selling your usage data?
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>A recent change to the terms of service (TOS) that all Verizon Wireless
>customers are bound to gives the company the authority to aggregate and
>sell customer usage and location data.  The end-goal -- other than
>additional revenue -- is to help third-party advertisers deliver more
>targeted adverts.  As one Verizon Wireless executive put is, "data is the
>new oil."  What's more concerning still is that the service is opt-out
>(meaning if you haven't explicitly asked Verizon Wireless not to do this,
>they're doing it).
>
>Verizon Wireless customers can opt-out of this new "feature" by
>signing-in to  http://www.verizonwireless.com/myprivacy and selecting
>"Don't Share My CPNI", "Don't use my information for aggregate reports"
>and "Don't use my demo-graphic info for banners".
>
>It is currently unknown if Verizon Wireless is aggregating the usage data
>of MIT corporate contract (CRU) users. IS&T's Mobile Devices Team is
>currently investigating whether or not the TOS change applies to CRU
>lines.
> 
>Read this story in the news:
>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57533001-38/verizon-draws-fire-for-monit
>oring-app-usage-browsing-habits/
>
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>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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