Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on April 10, 2012 at 10:35 am
By Jim Bugel, AT&T Assistant Vice President, Public Safety and Homeland Security
The theft of wireless devices is a complicated issue that we take very seriously, which is why we were pleased to join Chairman Genachowski at the FCC’s event today and to be part of CTIA’s announcement on the wireless industry’s efforts to tackle the many challenges concerning stolen devices.
We have been working with carriers, manufacturers, OS providers, governments and law enforcement for some time now on finding a comprehensive solution that helps the law enforcement community do their job but that wireless carriers are able to quickly implement from a technical standpoint.
Building on today’s industry-wide commitment, AT&T will launch a new website designed to better educate our customers on how to protect their device and personal information, and what to do should their device be stolen. We think the new website, which will be up and running in the next few weeks, will be a valuable tool for our customers, as well as for consumers in general.
And to ensure that our customers understand the importance of password protecting their device, we’re going to provide helpful reminders to take this critical step when customers purchase their devices, through subsequent e-mails and text messages, and in bill inserts. And information on apps that help monitor devices, and protect information, will be readily available.
But we won’t stop there.
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Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on February 24, 2012 at 10:08 am
By Jeff Brueggeman, AT&T Vice President of Public Policy and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer
Collaboration, consensus and consistency are key design principles in developing good public policy. And we’re encouraged that a white paper issued yesterday by President Obama’s Administration embraces those principles.
All of us have a stake in the Internet ecosystem – whether it’s companies that provide connectivity or communications services, governments, app developers, small and large businesses and average consumers, who are constantly finding new and innovative ways to enhance their lives using the Internet.
That’s why it’s critically important that we approach Internet privacy from a holistic perspective that reassures consumers their privacy is protected whenever they use the Internet, regardless of platform or service provider.
At AT&T, our privacy commitments are fundamental to the way we do business every day. We are committed to keeping our customers’ personal information safe and to transparency when communicating with them about privacy. We also give our customers choices and tools so they can manage their security and privacy. For example, our FamilyMap app requires the user to opt in to the use of their location and we send periodic notices to the devices that can be located by FamilyMap, as well as providing easy-to-use controls.
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Posted by: Bob Quinn on January 27, 2012 at 3:48 pm
The business, education and advocacy communities have joined forces to observe Data Privacy Day tomorrow. In the past several days, programs have been held around to world to raise awareness about privacy issues. We at AT&T were delighted to take part by sponsoring and participating in a National Cyber Security Alliance forum, which was held yesterday in Washington.
As AT&T’s Chief Privacy Officer, every day is privacy day for me and my team It’s a topic we’re thinking about, talking about and acting upon on an ongoing basis. We work hard to anticipate and prepare for developments in the constantly changing world of privacy. Recently, for example, we have been focusing on instilling best privacy practices in our work with apps developers and online behavioral advertising.
At AT&T, we’ve long recognized that our privacy commitments are fundamental to the way we do business every day.
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