Comment "Legitimate Business Interests" scare me (Score 1) 316
"As such, AT&T may disclose such records to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process.'"
What especially scares me is the clause "to protect its legitimate business interests." While the intention of this clause is probably to allow AT&T to pass personal information to the government, its very ambiguity frightens the heck out of me. "Legitimate business interests?" I am currently reading Slashdot through an AT&T / SBC DSL connection; if they see these comments on Slashdot, can they disclose my personal information in retaliation? Can they use my internet surfing habits to humilate me and stifle criticism of the company?
What especially scares me is the clause "to protect its legitimate business interests." While the intention of this clause is probably to allow AT&T to pass personal information to the government, its very ambiguity frightens the heck out of me. "Legitimate business interests?" I am currently reading Slashdot through an AT&T / SBC DSL connection; if they see these comments on Slashdot, can they disclose my personal information in retaliation? Can they use my internet surfing habits to humilate me and stifle criticism of the company?
