So, only MVNOs will notify you.
who@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
“While AT&T and Verizon only provide notice of surveillance of phone lines paid for by the Senate, T-Mobile has informed my staff that it will provide notice for Senators’ campaign or personal lines flagged as such by the [Senate Sergeant at Arms],” Wyden wrote. “Three other carriers — Google Fi Wireless, U.S. Mobile, and Cape — have policies of notifying all customers about government demands whenever they are allowed to do so. The latter two companies adopted these policies after outreach from my office.”
roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Is that what those are? Because all the big name carriers are in the NO column. I don’t have experience with those others in the YES column.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Mobile Virtual Network Operators. They’re only buying capacity on other operators’ networks.
underline960@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Sounds less like “protecting your privacy” and more like “letting you know when the government is violating your privacy.”
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
What exactly do you expect them to do other than notify you? They can’t do anything against ESCHELON or Stellar Wind or MYSTIC or PRISM or or or or
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
of course but still what if we wouldn’t spread false things. if they are not allowed to protect my privacy, we shouldn’t (and neither should them) cqll it protecting our privacy, because that’s simply false and misleading
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
OK, fair enough.
masterofn001@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
A surveillance canary