Re: Recording of Telephone Calls.

Jan Whitaker (jwhit@PrimeNet.Com)
Thu, 1 Oct 1998 20:12:01 -0700 (MST)

In line with Stewart's question about not passing along details except to
other carriers, has it been determined that ISPs are carriers and come
under the Telecom Act, and therefore are required by law to protect
customer details and communications privacy?

An ISP CEO told me that last week, and I questioned his assumption. If it
is required, then why can other ISPs publish stupid statements about no
observation of customer privacy of their details or their electronic
materials passed through or stored on that ISPs equipment? I don't think
it can be both ways.

Jan

Jan Whitaker
JLWhitaker Associates \--------/ - jwhit@primenet.com
Edu/Comm Technology Consultant ---/ - Video and Internet Specialities
Melbourne, VIC, Australia \----/ - http://www.primenet.com/~jwhit/
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