Marketing
By Mitch Berg
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails;
Minnesota court says I have no reasonable expectation of privacy in my cell phone records. Local police don’t even need a warrant supported by probable cause, they can fax over a fishing expedition request and the cell phone company rats me out. And if cops can get it, you know private investigators can get it, not to mention politically motivated bureaucrats looking for dirt on political opponents.
Why doesn’t a cell phone provider offer a Secure Option? For just $$$ per month more, all your calls will be encrypted, location and usage data will be scrubbed, there will be nothing for local law enforcement, hackers, hijackers, and even the NSA to snoop on.
Secret doesn’t have to mean illegal. Sensitive contract negotiations for the new quarterback. Corporate merger negotiations. Undercover cops. Political candidates discussing strategy with advance teams. Just plain cranky people who don’t like bureaucrats snooping on them. Sounds like a business opportunity.
Joe Doakes
