Categories: ATT, Yahoo, Privacy, Online Security

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Do you think it's fair for your Internet service Provider (ISP) to monitor you? For those of us that pay for ISP service, it feels more like a violation than an injustice.

But to the telecommunication magnate, AT & T, they seem to think they have first dibs on their customer's online privacy. After all, if their privacy policy states that they can use their consumer's information "how they see fit" -- it rather speaks for itself. Right?

Plus, AT and T's nifty ISP service comes backed by rich "cookies" (also known as online tracking-ware). These free program upgrades are tantamount to buying an automobile from a car dealer with or without the knowledge that a global positioning system (GPS) has been placed on the vehicle -- logging each move.

Short of being a hacker, terrorist or an online predator, most of us have nothing to hide. And, it would not be such an impediment if AT and T could track their paying customers for security purposes only -- without hindering the functionality of end users' system, compromising customer's online protection, or using the information to contribute to the high spam ratio.

But it's not the case. In this week's appeal for privacy, AT and T took the liberty of downloading an unwanted Beta version of email search software. Here's the second tier of this exhausting plea for online security.

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Dear Sirs,

I do NOT care for your Beta software and I do NOT appreciate your company downloading software to my system that I never agreed to.

The entire interface of my message searches have changed without me making any downloads or other system changes. I am gravely disturbed by this online violation because, I just replaced a computer due to the lack of security from your ISP service and "complimentary" anti-spyware/virus protection.

The "web beacons," "gifs," and cookies utilized to track online activity, drastically hinders the performance of an operating system. As you know, it can make PCs susceptible to viruses, Trojans, and other online attacks. (I just replaced a system due to a Key logger). Because, I practice safe online PC, I attribute the malfunction to ATT/Yahoo's software and anti-virus protection.

This is my second request. The first letter I sent was published at AlertsforConsumers.com. I request that your company honor your customers’ wishes by NOT placing unwanted devices/programs.

Please identify whether it's possible to pay for your service without the intrusion of "web beacons," "gifs," and cookies? Best wishes,
Holly Bentz
www.alertsforconsumers.com
hollly@fruitionmedia.net

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