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I agree with privacy issue. But for those into software development, this might be interesting?

http://www.globelabs.com.ph/default.aspx

See Location-Based Services (LBS) API

Yes, telco companies can extract subscriber info when they want similar to credit card companies.

i understand that the telcos have that capability. (i have been so excited with tech’s capability since ‘enemy of the state’ by will smith, hehehe). this is indeed something that our esteemed legislators should look into.

but on a very trivial note: could this encounter of your brother be a simple case of some pranksters doing their stuff? i mean, what if this guy really knows your brother, or someone who knows your brother and he/she is just messing with him?

just thinking out loud, sir.

selling private info is a booming biz?

hmmmm…

kaya pala lately im receiving unsolicited text messages offering e-loads, loan assistance and part-time jobs.

i will not be suprise anymore if one day i receive a messages offering viagra and other enlargement pills.

My friend’s wife used to get info about his calls from her cousin who worked for Smart. When he found out about it he immediately terminated his subscription and transferred to Globe.
My worry here is that infos are readily available without the need for court orders. Scary thought.

i agree with james. in this information age, personal information is very easy to come by. common, by being online makes me vulnerable to info scalpers… but i do also agree that there should be laws in place and enforced for more personal information security.

the earning student

Now this is something that Legislative inquiries should look into, for once we’d get some real benefits out of those shenanigans!

E-load sellers normally have pieces of paper where customers write down their cellphone numbers.

It is completely possible that those selling e-load could also be reselling the cellphone numbers they get.

yes. you should file a complaint in the telco and police.

this is really a serious issue indeed, remind me of the motion film –> “enemy of state” , it’s too horrible for normal people like us. But advanced hackers can do something similar, breaking the computer remotely.

back in 2001 i worked at the seattle, washington headquarters of AT&T Wireless. While there, not only did i know how to triangulate where a person was based on their cell signal – but i could also use any phone and triangulate the nearest cell tower (i forgot how to do this already haha). triangulation is just simple mathematics. this was before gps on phones.. we just used the cell signal.

also, i know that the customer service side of AT&T obviously had access to all account information. so really, the only thing stopping someone from sharing info would be a mere confidentiality agreement. i know people that looked up addresses for celebrities in the states. however, quality control department is always monitoring actions and calls of their employees… if you look up a file that had nothing to do with your call, you would hear about it if they caught you. while i didnt work in the call center, i heard stories from other workers.. i wonder if the telcos here have strong quality control departments to regulate private information flow.

Thanks a lot for that info Yuga! Its like the movie enemy of the state – Will Smith, kaya lang kung ganun d2 sa atin parang okay2x na private infos natin! LOL

im not surprised.

Ang alam ko booming business yan sale ng private info. In bulk. Especially to businesses engaged in telemarketing.