That raises an interesting point. Organisations who "accept" bills tend to
copy them and refuse not to do so.
So that renders the alleged security worthless.
I am paranoid. So I shred everything
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Turner
Sent: 07 February 2006 10:42
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] BT Suspends SMS Trial
Whatever percentage of the population decide to shred their BT bills, it
should be larger. Organisations who accept "utility bills" as a proof of ID
will accept a phone or mobile bill as being such a bill. If you already
shred stuff (and I do), then you should be shredding BT or other phone
bills.
Tim Turner
Wigan Council
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> From: Tony Bowden[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: Tony Bowden
> Sent: 07 February 2006 10:31
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [data-protection] BT Suspends SMS Trial
>
> On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 10:18:15AM -0000, Tim Trent wrote:
> > BT has also changed its website to reflect the withdrawal of the
> > "phone number only" part of the service. It now requires the
> > account number as well. However it has not given customers any way
> > of opting out of that (more secure) portion yet.
>
> Surely this misses the point quite spectacularly?
>
> The issue wasn't primarily security - it was the releasing of
> information without the customer's consent or knowledge.
>
> Yes, they may have made it slightly harder for this to happen, but
> reinstating the service without addressing the core issue seems be the
> wrong response.
>
> I don't recall BT ever warning me to treat my account number as
> completely confidential, if anyone with it will be able to access my
> data. They certainly don't treat it like a bank-card PIN or equivalent
> - it's printed clearly on almost all correspondence from them, and I
> suspect the percentage of the population who shred their phone bills
> and letters from BT is rather small...
>
> Tony
>
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