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Mike Temporale
06-22-2004, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/entry/4079865886576287/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/entry/4079865886576287/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Responding to our post the other day about how AT&T Wireless keeps an archive of every text message sent by its subscribers, the guy who designed and implemented the SMS text messaging systems for Sprint and a large part of what is now Cingular gave us the scoop on how both carriers offer considerably more privacy than AT&T Wireless: While the Sprint system is MUCH more sophisticated and does retain some data for a long time (billing and usage info, and similar) neither of these systems retain the actual content of SMS messages."</i><br /><br />Holy privacy concerns Batman! 8O And to think, people are up-in-arms over Google's proposal to keep your email. At least they told you about it. AT&T has been keeping your personal messages and you didn't even know. :?

maximus
06-23-2004, 02:15 AM
Well, it doesn't really matter to me, as I have this strict policy of not sending confidential stuffs via sms.

If someone would like to read my smses like "hello honey, how are you today?" .. or "got a big lunch at W&A sandwich earlier, wish you were here" .. they are welcomed to do that. Afterall, they have to get a court order first, right ? :wink: