Posted by: AT&T Blog Team on March 1, 2012 at 1:29 pm
The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations:
“We commend the Senators for introducing the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act, and for their leadership in addressing a critically important issue for the U.S. economy.
“Successfully combating cyber threats ensures businesses can operate on the Internet and consumers can do their business online safely and securely.
“Cybersecurity is a complex challenge, requiring a collective and collaborative effort from everyone in the Internet industry and government. As the legislative process moves forward, we will continue to work with the Congress and others to keep consumers and businesses safe from cyber threats.”
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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: AT&T Blog Team on February 22, 2012 at 2:01 pm
The following statement may be attributed to Bob Quinn, Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory and Chief Privacy Officer:
“Keeping the Internet safe for consumers to browse, transact business and communicate is an important objective not only for AT&T but any other business that operates online.
“AT&T has a long history of working with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies of federal and state government, and importantly other network providers to keep the Internet secure. We have also supported prior Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) recommendations designed to further Internet security, and we are actively participating in the current CSRIC working groups. Once the recommendations have been completely reviewed by the working groups and approved by the full CSRIC, we will evaluate those recommendations for implementation into our network.
“By FCC design, the CSRIC is narrowly focused on the role of ISPs and network companies. But, as with all issues concerning Internet security, a collective effort is required from a variety of stakeholders that includes not only ISPs and network providers, but also application developers, equipment providers, software companies and other businesses operating in the online community. We look forward to participating in a broader eco-system discussion, such as what has been proposed by the Commerce Department and NTIA.”
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