Concerns Over Mobile Phone Directory
Posted on: June 9, 2009 by admin 1 Comment
There are fears that a proposed mobile phone directory service which goes live next week will infring upon the privacy of mobile phone owners throughout the UK. The service is said to be able to locate any one of the country’s 42 million mobile phone numbers for a charge of £1 at 118800.co.uk. Users can also call the service, much like a normal directory enquiries service, and ask to be connected to the mobile phone of a chosen person, however, the service first calls that mobile and asks the owner permission before the call is connected.
All of the information held on the system has been acquired from market research, a popular practice in the telecoms and indeed other industries whereby personal details of consumers can be bought and used by third parties for their own purposes.
It is possible to opt out of the service if you do not wish your number to be included on the service but to do so you must contact the service and inform them of your desire to be excluded. Of course, you will be charged your standard network rate for the privilege of asking to have your privacy respected.
Apparently the service is due to go live on 18th June. For a more detailed report click here.
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