What?! aT & T now wants customers to pay an EXTRA 29 $ per month, a "right to privacy", which prevent them from being able to spy on your online activities. Have they lost their marbles? It appears so.
aT & T customers recently launched its super fast broadband service in Kansas City, Missouri, with mega speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, and charge $ 70 a month for a "standard" package. But GigaPower subscription service comes with a rather disappointing and bizarre twist, because customers who want to stop aT & T spying on their Internet browsing activities will have to pay aT & T for more the privilege, the right to privacy aT & T an extra $ 29 a month - which is $ 99 per month for their package 'first'! Confused?
Well, there is one piece rather cunning ingenuity of the AT & T marketing team Offering guests a service 'first' $ 70 includes super duper fast, but it also means they will be able to track all your web surfing activities. Without the intelligence service, but with the same mega fast service, customers will have to pay $ 99 per month. So by instilling fear (because nobody wants to be spied) and fear (because someone really wants those pesky ads popping up) in the minds of their customers, AT & T can make an extra $ 29 $ per month for each customer. Yeah, it sounds grrreat!
AT & T revealed that they collect from their customers information from visitors' Web pages you visit, time spent on each, links or ads you see and follow, and the search terms you enter. " So, essentially, you receive a discount in exchange for your valuable personal data !
and what is the reasoning behind AT & T's Privacy fee? Money, and huge amounts of it, of course! By tracking and collection of your information from your web surfing activity they are able to collect metadata that advertisers can then use to target you with tailored ads. For example, if you like Mulberry handbags, and you have been searching the net for the best price, more Mulberry ads will be delivered to you.
And if you like getting spam, AT & T are only too happy to oblige, "If you are looking for a car online, you can receive an email notifying you of the sale of a local dealer . "
a spokesman told the Wall Street Journal, "We can offer a lower price for customers participating in AT & T Internet Preferences because advertisers will pay us for the ability to carry advertising and relevant offers tailored to the interests of our customers. "
If you are an AT & T customer you are happy to pay an extra dollar a day to block AT & T against spying on your online activity?
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