EPIC, Privacy Groups, Technical Experts, and Legal Scholars Support Opt-In for Telephone Services
EPIC filed a �friend of the court� brief (pdf) today in federal appellate court urging support for opt-in safeguards for telephone customers. The brief was filed on behalf of consumer and privacy organizations, technical experts, and legal scholars. At issue is the Federal Communications Commission�s Order that protects consumers' telephone record information, which the National Cable and Telecommunications Association has challenged. "Consumers have a legitimate expectation of privacy with respect to sensitive personal information such as whom they call on a telephone," the brief said. "An opt-out policy would provide neither adequate protection for consumer data nor sufficient notice to consumers."
NCTA v. FCC, Electronic Privacy Information Center, May 6, 2008.
