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How to Opt Out of Verizon’s Newest Stalking Mechanism

01
May
2014

Last week, Verizon Wireless announced that theyre going to start stalking customers more actively and for a profit.  According to Debra Lewis, a Verizon Wireless spokesperson, when a customer registers on the My Verizon page to see a bill or watch television online, a cookie will be downloaded onto the customers computer. While Verizon assures customers that this is all anonymous, it is only anonymous in the sense that your name and IP address is not attached to it. However, your phone number is.

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