tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post113838115454562832..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Blog activism: How it's supposed to work, Part 2Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1138639434106125162006-01-30T10:43:00.000-06:002006-01-30T10:43:00.000-06:00I'm assuming we are talking about cell phone compa...I'm assuming we are talking about cell phone companies selling information to third parties? Well if people would have "read" their contract, they would have known that there cell phone company was going to sell there information. Also there is a "opt" out option, in the contract. Maybe the contract should read, "you have an choice to 'opt' in and let us sell your information.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget also that the government is stealing money, by charging cell phone customers a "tax," to pay for the war. You also have an option to "opt" out from paying the "war tax" if you so desire.<BR/><BR/>You can't blame the cell phone company, because American's are to ignorant to read a contract. I guess I can't put American's down too much, since there very own Congressmen and Senator's never read "bills" before they are passed into law.<BR/><BR/>If someone is going to be so gung ho about passing something to "protect" the citizens of Texas, why not pass a law to prevent people from getting information such as social security numbers and other personal information?? Texas just passed a law that "protects" only cops, and other government officials from having there personal information given out.<BR/><BR/>Why is that law makers are only concerned with the safety of the elected officials or cops, instead of worrying about the actual people that elected them into office or that pays their pay check???<BR/><BR/>My only assumption is that the government cares more about themselves, then it's citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1138468581293321562006-01-28T11:16:00.000-06:002006-01-28T11:16:00.000-06:00I started a comment on this post but it quickly gr...I started a comment on this post but it quickly grew to large for a comment so I posted it on <A HREF="http://www.enormousincongruities.com/" REL="nofollow">enormous iNCoNgrUiTieS</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>Excerpt:<BR/><BR/>After reading State representative Aaron Pena's comments in another Grit's Post regarding the sale of phone records, it made me realize something: politicians may need to find a new way to cut sleazy political deals if it remains a simple matter to see with whom they spend all their time talking to on the phone.<BR/><BR/>-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1138458889741285922006-01-28T08:34:00.000-06:002006-01-28T08:34:00.000-06:00I live and work in this milieu of the Information ...I live and work in this milieu of the Information Age, and even though I am but a tiny antibody on patrol in an artery of a capillary serving a slightly larger cell in its' monumentally vast body, I can still maintain my sense of wonderment at its' overall operation. <BR/><BR/>The 'Net, and everyone attached to it, represent a vast living organism; when something goes wrong in the 'wetware' world (think: earthquake, tsunami, health crisis, etc.) just like a living thing, resources are re-allocated by Netizens (money, goods, etc.) to the area and people that need them, now almost instantly. <BR/><BR/>Sure, there are 'diseases' (i.e., the unscrupulous who try to take sick and disgusting adavantage of real tragedies, those who promote the baser aspects of human behavior through violence, bigotry, prejudice, etc.) that afflict the 'Net, but on the whole, it remains a healthy, vibrant being. One that is basically benign. And one that can react with astonishing speed. IMHO, the 'Net is becoming the planet's 'Noosphere', and if allowed to naturally develop, will bring far more benefits than pain to Humanity; this latest example of it's usefulness just seems to underscore my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1138386868081070042006-01-27T12:34:00.000-06:002006-01-27T12:34:00.000-06:00That's what I meant: "restitution" which goes to t...That's what I meant: "restitution" which goes to the victims, not a fine, which goes to the government. Cheers!Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1138386189956566922006-01-27T12:23:00.000-06:002006-01-27T12:23:00.000-06:00"Whaddya say we forego prison penalties and go wit...<I>"Whaddya say we forego prison penalties and go with restitution of $10,000 per phone number sold to the consumer (plus damages and court fees) for the punishment?"</I><BR/><BR/>Scott;<BR/><BR/>I would add that the $10,000 should go to the individual cell phone owners and not the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com