If you were offered a free phone and free service, but the guys at the company would eavesdrop on your calls and use it to send you junkmail, would you accept?
2007-09-24 10:48:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
DECLINE.....Not a snowball's chance...phone conversations are between two people and private to anyone.,thanks *
2007-10-02 09:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard this on the radio this morning. I heard that the phone company would eavesdrop on the conversation in order to better streamline advertisements on the Internet.
Something about that seems fundamentally wrong. I would feel like "big brother" was always watching and that would make me very uncomfortable. I can't wrap my mind around that! However, if I could save $50 a month...it would give me serious pause. I'm really not that interesting, so I have no idea what they would use from my conversations.
I guess the more appropriate question is, how much is your privacy worth to you?
Since you brought it up, I'm curious as to your take on this topic....
2007-09-24 17:53:51 · answer #2 · answered by Not quite perfect 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't this pose a problem for the company's reliability of information?
Presumably, one would only say yes to this offer if they couldn't afford to pay for their own phone and service (for the most part). Then, the company is only hearing the conversations of the people who are in the lowest income brackets. If that isn't their target customer, isn't that not good business on their part?
I would say "no" because frankly, I can afford privacy and I personally value that privacy very highly. But if someone was comfortable with taking the offer, I wouldn't judge them for it -- good for them for saving some money.
2007-09-24 17:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by who_knows_where_it_will_lead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmm, no. Risking my privacy for a free phone and services? No thanks. These days my life is so fast-paced that I rely on my phone (and the internet) as my main means of communication to keep in touch with family and good friends. Why on earth would I want to give other people the right to listen in on my personal conversations? You can't put a price on keeping in touch with loved ones! They are priceless. I wouldn't sacrifice those phone privileges to save a few bucks ever, period.
2007-09-24 21:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by milly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would decline I don't have time for someone to send me junk mail all the time. As far as the eavesdropping if they wanna hear me talk to the wife all the time i don't think i would want that either.
2007-10-01 10:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Charles B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's against the law for a company to eavesdrop on a line.
2007-09-30 22:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by git r done 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance.
Heard about this yesterday, pretty weird stuff. Depending on your conversation, a voice recognition thing latches on to certain words, then sends you junk mail, could be relating to anything, i.e., even porn.
Go figure.
2007-09-24 17:59:18 · answer #7 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL No way! Theres a catch or something.....besides the idea of selling my privacy for free items doesnt seem right!
2007-09-24 17:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by divers_godeeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, my privacy and time are worth more than a free phone.
2007-09-29 10:27:59 · answer #9 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no, no...how can it be free if he's allowed to invade your privacy, not to mention other people's private matters. I wouldn't call your cell. Hope you have a land line.
2007-10-01 12:28:47 · answer #10 · answered by elizabeth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem. As long a s the phone is freee I don't mind.
2007-10-01 03:24:57 · answer #11 · answered by Harisevak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋