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. :?